,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ehf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ai1
 #bjah,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,nelson7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,honoring the #agjth      
anniversary of the first women's rights 
convention held in the ,united ,states  
in ,seneca ,falls1 ,new ,york4  ,whereas
 #bjah marks the #agjth anniversary of  
the first women's rights convention held
 in the ,united ,states in ,seneca      
,falls1 ,new ,york1 organized by        
,elizabeth ,cady ,stanton and ,lucretia 
,mott2 ,whereas the momentum created by 
organized women in the #ahjjs led to the
 first women's rights convention and the
 passing of the ,declaration of         
,sentiments in ,seneca ,falls1 ,new     
,york2 ,whereas1 at ,seneca ,falls1 ,new
 ,york1 #fh women and #cb men signed the
 ,declaration of ,sentiments1 a plea for
 the end of discrimination against      

women2 ,whereas the ,declaration of     
,sentiments offered at ,seneca ,falls1  
,new ,york1 was modeled after the       
,declaration of ,independence and       
declared that all men and women are     
created equal1 linking women's rights   
directly to the founding ideals of the  
,united ,states2 ,whereas women's       
suffrage activists tirelessly worked    
together to form organizations that     
raised public awareness1 resulting in   
the adoption of the #aith ,amendment to 
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 in #aibj1 guaranteeing all women of the
 ,united ,states the right to vote2     
,whereas1 in #bjah1 women have made     
giant leaps in the cause for gender     
equality1 yet still struggle daily for  
equal treatment2 ,whereas women of the  
,united ,states earn only #hj cents for 
every dollar earned by men of the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas women         
constitute #ej4h percent of the         
population of the ,united ,states but   
only #bj percent of the #aaeth          

,congress2 and ,whereas empowering women
 offers tremendous opportunity for      
economic and social progress3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes the importance of the   
#agjth anniversary of the first women's 
rights convention held in the ,united   
,states2  7#b7 promotes meaningful      
participation of women in every sector  
of society2 and  7#c7 supports policy   
measures that promote gender equality   
and the empowerment of women4