,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ad1 #bjai,mr4   
,espaillat submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ,labor  ,,resolution       
,recogniz+ ,wom5's ,hi/ory ,mon? & !    
hi/oric contributions ( wom5 to !       
,am]ican labor movem5t4  ,:]eas wom5's  
labor has hi/orically be5 d5igrat$ &    
ov]look$ 9 a male-dom9at$ society1 &    
wom5 7 long exclud$ f ! work=ce2 ,:]eas 
wom5 h made critical contributions to ! 
labor movem5t s9ce its inception by     
lead+ /rikes1 organiz+ work]s1 & dem&+  
progress 9 pursuit ( fair comp5sation & 
/rong protection2 ,:]eas wom5 work]s    
suff]$ "s ( ! greate/ ( abuses on ! job1
 su* z ! horrific ,triangle ,%irtwai/   
,factory ,fire 9 ,new ,york ,city1 9 :i*
 ov] a hundr$ immigrant wom5 work]s lo/ 
_! lives2 ,:]eas wom5 h]oically flood$  
into our ,nation's factories dur+ ,_w   
,w> ,,ii1 & by way ( su* patriotism1    
help$ w9 ! w> & drive economic prosp]ity

 ?r\gh ! foll[+ decades2 ,:]eas wom5 (  
color 9 ! labor movem5t1 su* z ,lucy    
,p>sons & ,dolores ,hu]ta1 battl$ ?r\gh 
bo? g5d] b>ri]s & racial prejudice 9    
pursuit ( a m equitable workplace = all 
,am]icans2 ,:]eas today _m wom5 hold    
important lead]%ip positions 9 major    
national labor unions2 & ,:]eas ,new    
,york's #ac? ,congressional ,di/rict is 
home to _m wom5 lead]s 9 ! labor        
community1 f tea*]s to *ildc>e work]s to
 transportation work]s1 & !y h          
demon/rat$ true lead]%ip )9 key unions1 
includ+ ,,cwa ,local #aahj1 ! ,c5tral   
,labor ,c\ncil--,,afl-,,cio1 #aaii &    
#cb;,,bj ( ! ,,seiu1 ,,htc1 ,,rwdsu1    
,,uft1 ,,unite ,,"h ,local #ajj1        
,,dc#cg1 ,,twu1 ,,nysna1 ,,aft1 ,,ufcw's
 ,local #hhh1 & ,,afscme's ,local #bii &
 ,local #cgb3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
recognizes ! hi/orical & curr5t role (  
wom5 9 ! work=ce & ! contributions !y h 
made to ! labor movem5t2  7#b7          
recognizes t !re is /ill yet mu* m "w to

 be done 9 ord] to ensure ! value (     
wom5's "w1 ! dignity ( equal pay1       
respect = wom5's lead]%ip1 & high /&>ds 
= labor rights = all work]s2 &  7#c7    
recognizes t :ile z a ,nation we h made 
significant progress = labor & wom5's   
rights1 we mu/ cont9ue advanc+ 9 ord] to
 ensure t e work] receives dignity &    
fair treatm5t no matt] h] job4