[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 7872--MAR. 2, 2005
Proclamation 7872 of March 2, 2005
Women's History Month, 2005
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Women's History Month, we celebrate the achievements of our
Nation's women. For generations, American women have helped build our
great Nation through their leadership as writers, teachers, artists,

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politicians, doctors, and scientists, and in other professions. As
mothers, daughters, and sisters, women have supported and strengthened
American families and communities. Women are at the forefront of
entrepreneurship in America, creating millions of new jobs and helping
to build our Nation's economic prosperity.
We celebrate those who have broken down barriers for women, such as
Jacqueline Cochran, who was the founder and director of the Women's Air
Force Service Pilots during World War II and the first woman to break
the sound barrier. Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori was the first American
woman to receive a Nobel Prize in the sciences, and her research
significantly advanced the treatment of diabetes. In 1926, Olympic Gold
Medalist Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English
Channel. Marian Anderson, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient,
opened doors in music as the first African American to perform with the
New York Metropolitan Opera. Juliette Gordon Low encouraged community
service and the physical, mental, and spiritual development of America's
young women as founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of
America. As we work to advance freedom and peace and fight the war on
terror, American women in uniform are serving at posts at home and
across the world, taking great risks as they make our Nation more
secure.
As we commemorate Women's History Month, I encourage all Americans to
celebrate the extraordinary contributions and accomplishments of
American women and to continue our progress in making our society more
prosperous, just, and equal.
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 2005 as Women's
History Month. I call upon the people of the United States to observe
this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that
honor the history, accomplishments, and contributions of American women.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
ninth.
GEORGE W. BUSH