[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 19 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1263]
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 189--HONORING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. 
                        WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT

  Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Boxer, Ms. Snowe, 
Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Daschle) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 189

       Whereas 1998 will mark the 150th anniversary of the Women's 
     Rights Movement in the United States, a valiant civil rights 
     movement that began in 1848 when the Women's Rights 
     Convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York;
       Whereas the Declaration of Sentiments, the document issued 
     by the Women's Rights Convention, is a strong reflection of 
     this country's commitment to liberty and personal freedom;
       Whereas the Women's Rights Movement has had an irreversible 
     effect on the opportunities open to women in all areas of 
     life, including business, education, religion, the arts, 
     science, and athletics;
       Whereas the history surrounding the fight for women's 
     equality over the past century and a half is still greatly 
     unknown and unrecognized by many of our Nation's citizens and 
     demands more acknowledgment in our children's curriculum;
       Whereas there is an ever-increasing need for both women and 
     men to share in the fundamental responsibilities of our 
     national life with a full and equal participation in society; 
     and
       Whereas March 1998, is National Women's History Month, 
     celebrated with the theme of ``Living the Legacy of Women's 
     Rights'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes and celebrates 1998 as the 150th anniversary 
     of the Women's Rights Movement and March 1998 as National 
     Women's History Month under the theme ``Living the Legacy of 
     Women's Rights''; and
       (2) calls on educators, government officials, and 
     businesses to celebrate the legacy of the Women's Rights 
     Movement and remember the struggle that began 150 years ago.

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