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,hirono1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1  
,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,mrs4     
,%ahe51 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mrs4 ,capito1     
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4     
,wyd51 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,ms4   
,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,ms4    
,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1    
,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1     
,mrs4 ,ern/1 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1  
,mr4 ,c>d91 & ,mr4 ,br[n7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &     
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ,m>* 
#bjaf z ,national ,wom5's ,hi/ory ,mon?4
  ,:]eas ,national ,wom5's ,hi/ory ,mon?
 recognizes & spreads aw>5ess ( !       
importance ( wom5 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 ,:]eas1 ?r\gh\t ! hi/ory ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 :e!r 9 ! home1 at !      
(fice1 9 s*ool1 9 ! c\rts1 or 9 w>time1 
wom5 h f\ght = !mselves1 _! families1 & 
all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & play$ an      

ess5tial role 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas1 ev5 f ! e>ly days ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 ,abigail ,adams urg$ h]  
husb& to ,rememb] ! ,ladies :5          
repres5tatives met = ! ,cont95tal       
,congress 9 #aggf2 ,:]eas wom5 7        
p>ticul>ly important 9 ! e/abli%m5t (   
e>ly *>itable1 philan?ropic1 & cultural 
in/itutions 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas   
wom5 l$ ! ef=ts to secure suffrage &    
equal opportunity = wom5 & also s]v$ 9 !
 abolitioni/ movem5t1 ! emancipation    
movem5t1 labor movem5ts1 civil rights   
movem5ts1 & o!r causes to create a m    
fair & j society = all p2 ,:]eas        
suffragi/s wrote1 m>*$1 7 arre/$1 w5t on
 hung] /rikes1 & 7 =ce-f$ 9 prison b 7  
ultimately successful 9 a*iev+ !        
enactm5t ( ! #ai? ,am5dm5t to !         
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i*     
provides1 ,! "r ( citiz5s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to vote %all n be d5i$ or abridg$
 by ! ,unit$ ,/ates or by any ,/ate on  
acc\nt ( sex42 ,:]eas wom5 h s]v$ &     
cont9ue to s]ve z lead]s 9 ! =efront (  

social *ange ef=ts2 ,:]eas wom5 ( e race
 & backgr\nd h play$ & cont9ue to play a
 critical economic1 cultural1 & social  
role 9 e sph]e ( ! life ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 includ+ by con/itut+ a          
significant portion ( ! labor =ce work+ 
inside & outside ( ! home2 ,:]eas wom5  
n[ repres5t approximately #a_/d ( !     
work=ce 9 ! fields ( sci5ce1 te*nology1 
eng9e]+1 & ma!matics2 ,:]eas wom5 once 7
 r\t9ely b>r$ f att5d+ m$ical s*ools 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates b n[ repres5t #dg p]c5t (
 m$ical s*ool /ud5ts2 ,:]eas wom5       
previ\sly 7 turn$ away f law s*ools b n[
 repres5t #dg p]c5t ( law s*ool         
graduates b only #bj p]c5t ( law s*ool  
deans & #bg p]c5t ( ,/ate & ,f$]al      
judges2 ,:]eas wom5 h s]v$ 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces 9 volunte] & enli/$  
positions1 ) #bja1djj active-duty wom5  
curr5tly s]v+ & wom5 compris+           
approximately #aj p]c5t ( vet]ans2      
,:]eas m ?an #i1ijj1jjj wom5 own small  
bus9esses 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas wom5
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates contribute           

significantly to ! arti/ic & lit]>y     
advancem5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! 
#bjaf !me ( ,national ,wom5's ,hi/ory   
,mon? is ,work+ to ,=m a ,m ,p]fect     
,union3 ,honor+ ,wom5 9 ,public ,s]vice 
& ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas1 9 #aicb1 ,hattie   
,wyatt ,c>away ( ,arkansas 0 ! fir/     
woman elect$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate2 
,:]eas ,m>g>et ,*ase ,smi? ( ,ma9e 0 !  
fir/ woman to s]ve 9 bo? h\ses (        
,congress2 ,:]eas1 9 ! #aad? ,congress1 
#bj wom5 s]ve z ,s5ators & #hd wom5 s]ve
 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 bo? ( :i* 
are records2 ,:]eas1 9 #aihj1 ,presid5t 
,jimmy ,c>t] issu$ ! fir/ proclamation  
designat+ ,m>* #b ?r\gh #h z ,national  
,wom5's ,hi/ory ,week2 ,:]eas1 9 #aihg1 
a bip>tisan gr\p ( ,s5ators introduc$ ! 
fir/ jo9t resolution to pass ,congress  
designat+ ,wom5's ,hi/ory ,mon?2 ,:]eas1
 9 #aihg1 ,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan     
issu$ ! fir/ ,wom5's ,hi/ory ,mon?      
proclamation2 & ,:]eas1 despite !       
advancem5ts ( wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
mu* rema9s to be done to ensure t wom5  

realize _! full pot5tial z equal memb]s 
( ! society ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7         
designates ,m>* #bjaf z ,national       
,wom5's ,hi/ory ,mon?2  7#b7 recognizes 
! celebration ( ,national ,wom5's       
,hi/ory ,mon? z a "t to reflect on ! _m 
notable contributions t wom5 h made to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 urges ! p ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,national       
,wom5's ,hi/ory ,mon? ) appropriate     
programs & activities4