[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 9409-9410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04622]


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                Proclamation 9702 of February 28, 2018

                
Women's History Month, 2018

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Our history is rich with amazing stories of strong, 
                courageous, and brilliant women. Since America's 
                founding, women have played an integral part in 
                American innovation and productivity, while 
                simultaneously raising generations of lively children 
                and providing leadership in their local communities.

                Time and time again, women have demonstrated resilience 
                in the face of unprecedented challenges. America's 
                women have readily tackled the disruptive forces and 
                demands of wartime and embraced the technological and 
                industrial advancements of the past 250 years. We have 
                seen the incredible fortitude of women like Mary 
                Katherine Goddard, who, in 1775, served as postmaster 
                of the Baltimore post office and printed the second 
                copy of the then-treasonous Declaration of 
                Independence. We have followed the exceptional 
                leadership of women like Olive Ann Beech, the first 
                female head of a major aircraft company, which produced 
                thousands of aircraft for the Allied effort during 
                World War II. And, we have been transformed by women 
                like Marva Collins, who was working as a full-time 
                substitute teacher in Chicago when she founded a low-
                cost private school for low-income children being left 
                behind by public schools.

                We can find similar stories throughout women's 
                endeavors today. Women are leaders in a range of 
                fields, from business and medicine to government and 
                the arts. And, my Administration is committed to 
                creating conditions that empower women to achieve even 
                more. Access to paid family leave and affordable, high-
                quality childcare can help enhance women's ability to 
                participate in the labor force and improve the economic 
                security of their families. The recently enacted Tax 
                Cuts and Jobs Act provides new tax credits to 
                businesses that offer paid family and medical leave to 
                their employees. This landmark legislation also gives 
                qualifying American families with children a 
                significantly larger child tax credit and ensures that 
                more families will be eligible to take advantage of 
                this credit. When we support family-friendly policies, 
                women have more freedom to explore opportunities and to 
                thrive at work and at home.

                My Administration is also supporting policies that 
                promote women's economic empowerment. This is critical, 
                as women now make up 40 percent of the entrepreneurs in 
                the United States. Women business owners employ more 
                than 8 million workers and provide them with more than 
                $264 billion in wages and salaries. Just in the first 
                year of my Administration, the Small Business 
                Administration has increased lending to women-owned 
                businesses by $128 million. We will also continue 
                promoting the next generation of women leaders through 
                mentoring, training, and education initiatives.

                Through these and other efforts, we will support women 
                throughout our society, recognizing that the successes 
                of women strengthen our families, our economy, and our 
                Nation. As we reflect on the role of women throughout 
                American history, we remember that women must always 
                have access to all the opportunities that our Nation 
                has to offer. Indeed, ensuring access to these 
                opportunities is vital to our Nation's prosperity.

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                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim March 2018 as Women's 
                History Month. I call upon all Americans to observe 
                this month and to celebrate International Women's Day 
                on March 8, 2018, with appropriate programs, 
                ceremonies, and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                second.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2018-04622
Filed 3-2-18; 11:15 am]
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