[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 586 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 586

 Honoring the 170th anniversary of the first women's rights convention 
          held in the United States in Seneca Falls, New York.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 19, 2018

 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Nelson) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the 170th anniversary of the first women's rights convention 
          held in the United States in Seneca Falls, New York.

Whereas 2018 marks the 170th anniversary of the first women's rights convention 
        held in the United States in Seneca Falls, New York, organized by 
        Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott;
Whereas the momentum created by organized women in the 1800s led to the first 
        women's rights convention and the passing of the Declaration of 
        Sentiments in Seneca Falls, New York;
Whereas, at Seneca Falls, New York, 68 women and 32 men signed the Declaration 
        of Sentiments, a plea for the end of discrimination against women;
Whereas the Declaration of Sentiments offered at Seneca Falls, New York, was 
        modeled after the Declaration of Independence and declared that ``all 
        men and women are created equal'', linking women's rights directly to 
        the founding ideals of the United States;
Whereas women's suffrage activists tirelessly worked together to form 
        organizations that raised public awareness, resulting in the adoption of 
        the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States in 1920, 
        guaranteeing all women of the United States the right to vote;
Whereas, in 2018, women have made giant leaps in the cause for gender equality, 
        yet still struggle daily for equal treatment;
Whereas women of the United States earn only 80 cents for every dollar earned by 
        men of the United States;
Whereas women constitute 50.8 percent of the population of the United States but 
        only 20 percent of the 115th Congress; and
Whereas empowering women offers tremendous opportunity for economic and social 
        progress: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the importance of the 170th anniversary of 
        the first women's rights convention held in the United States;
            (2) promotes meaningful participation of women in every 
        sector of society; and
            (3) supports policy measures that promote gender equality 
        and the empowerment of women.
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