[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 49 (Friday, March 26, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2164-S2165]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 475--RECOGNIZING MARCH 2010 AS NATIONAL WOMEN'S 
                             HISTORY MONTH

  Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Hutchison, Ms. Snowe, 
and Ms. Mikulski) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 475

       Whereas the purpose of National Women's History Month is to 
     increase awareness and knowledge of women's involvement in 
     history;
       Whereas as recently as the 1970s, women's history was 
     rarely included in the kindergarten through grade 12 
     curriculum and was not part of public awareness;
       Whereas in 1981, responding to the growing popularity of 
     women's history celebrations, Congress enacted a joint 
     resolution designating the week beginning March 7, 1982, as 
     `` Women's History Week'' (Public Law 97-28; 95 Stat. 148);
       Whereas during the week of March 7, 1982, thousands of 
     schools and communities joined in the commemoration of 
     National Women's History Week, with support and encouragement 
     from governors, city councils, school boards, and Congress;
       Whereas in 1987, the National Women's History Project 
     petitioned Congress to expand the national celebration to 
     include the entire month of March;
       Whereas educators, workplace program planners, parents, and 
     community organizations in thousands of communities in the

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     United States, have turned National Women's History Month 
     into a major local learning experience and celebration;
       Whereas the popularity of women's history celebrations has 
     sparked a new interest in uncovering women's forgotten 
     heritage;
       Whereas the President's Commission on the Celebration of 
     Women in American History was established to consider how 
     best to acknowledge and celebrate the roles and 
     accomplishments of women in the history of the United States;
       Whereas the National Women's History Museum was founded in 
     1996 as an institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting, 
     and celebrating the diverse historic contributions of women, 
     and integrating this rich heritage fully into the Nation's 
     teachings and history books; and
       Whereas the theme of National Women's History Month for 
     2010 is writing women back into history: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes March 2010 as National Women's History 
     Month;
       (2) supports the goals and ideals of National Women's 
     History Month; and
       (3) recognizes and honors the women and organizations in 
     the United States that have fought for and continue to 
     promote the teaching of women's history.

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