[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 10, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
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                Proclamation 7761 of March 5, 2004

                
Women's History Month, 2004

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During Women's History Month, we celebrate the many 
                accomplishments of our Nation's women.

                Women are leaders in American business, government, 
                law, science, medicine, the arts, education, and many 
                other fields. As mothers, sisters, and daughters, they 
                bring compassion and integrity to our communities and 
                help to teach our children the values that make our 
                country great.

                Women today are following in the footsteps of pioneers 
                such as Sarah Pierce, Emma Willard, Catherine Beecher, 
                and Mary Lyon, who helped open the doors to higher 
                education for women in our country. Their vision and 
                determination changed America forever. Women today also 
                join a long tradition of defending our Nation. During 
                the Revolutionary War, Margaret Cochran Corbin fought 
                as a gunner and was severely wounded at the battle of 
                Fort Washington. Today, more than 200,000 women are 
                serving in our Nation's Armed Forces and working to 
                defend America and advance peace and freedom. We are 
                grateful for their sacrifice and for the military 
                families that support them.

                This month, we celebrate the many ways women strengthen 
                and enrich America.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim March 2004 as Women's 
                History Month. I call upon all Americans to observe 
                this month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand four, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.

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[FR Doc. 04-5578
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