[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 120, 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

120 STAT. 3768

 
PROCLAMATION 7985--FEB. 27, 2006


Proclamation 7985 of February 27, 2006
Women's History Month
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For generations, women across our great land have helped make our
country stronger and better. They have improved our communities and
played a vital role in achieving justice and equal rights for all our
citizens. During Women's History Month, we celebrate the many
contributions women make to our society.
At the end of the 19th century, pioneers Jane Addams and Ellen Starr
opened the doors of Hull House to serve impoverished and immigrant
families in the Chicago community. Presidential Medal of Freedom winner
Annie Dodge Wauneka worked to educate her native Navajo community about
preventing and treating disease. In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up
her seat on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, helping to inspire a
nationwide movement for equal justice under the law. Recently, our
Nation said goodbye to another remarkable American woman and courageous
civil rights leader, Coretta Scott King, who helped call America to its
founding ideals.
Today, the United States of America remains a country that offers the
greatest freedom on Earth and believes in the promise of all
individuals. Women continue to strengthen our Nation and the world by
excelling as leaders in all walks of life, including business, law,
politics, family life, education, community service, science, medicine,
and the arts. The brave women who wear the uniform of the United States
Armed Forces are helping to lay the foundations of peace and freedom for
generations to come. This month, I encourage all Americans to join me in
celebrating the extraordinary achievements and contributions of American
women.
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 2006 as Women's
History Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month with
appropriate ceremonies and activities to honor the history,
accomplishments, and contributions of all American women.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day
of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
thirtieth.
GEORGE W. BUSH