,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #efc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1  
#bjbj,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,murkowski1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,cortez 
,masto1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1   
,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,booker1 
,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4  
,kaine1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1   
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4   
,carper1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 
,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,jones1   
,mr4 ,menendez1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4      
,reed1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1    
,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,wyden1
 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1     
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,loeffler1 ,mr4 
,durbin1 and ,ms4 ,ernst7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,march #bjbj as ,national  
,women's ,history ,month4  ,whereas     
,national ,women's ,history ,month      
recognizes and spreads awareness of the 
importance of women in the history of   

the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1          
throughout the history of the ,united   
,states1 whether in their homes1 in     
their workplaces1 in schools1 in the    
courts1 or during wartime1 women have   
fought for themselves1 their families1  
and all people of the ,united ,states2  
,whereas1 even from the early days of   
the history of the ,united ,states1     
,abigail ,adams urged her husband to    
,remember the ,ladies when              
representatives met for the ,continental
 ,congress in #aggf2 ,whereas women were
 particularly important in the          
establishment of early charitable1      
philanthropic1 and cultural institutions
 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas women 
led the efforts to secure suffrage and  
equal opportunities for women1 and also 
served in the abolitionist movement1 the
 emancipation movement1 labor movements1
 civil rights movements1 and other      
causes to create a more fair and just   
society for all2 ,whereas suffragists   
wrote1 marched1 were arrested1 and      

ultimately succeeded in achieving-- 7#a7
 the ratification of the #aith          
,amendment to the ,constitution of the  
,united ,states1 which provides1 ,the   
right of citizens of the ,united ,states
 to vote shall not be denied or abridged
 by the ,united ,states or by any ,state
 on account of sex42 and  7#b7 the      
enactment of the ,voting ,rights ,act of
 #aife 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja et seq471  
which extended the protection of the    
right to vote to women of color and     
language minorities2 ,whereas1 in #bjbj1
 the ,united ,states celebrates the     
#ajjth anniversary of the ratification  
of the #aith ,amendment to the          
,constitution of the ,united ,states1   
which guarantees women the              
constitutional right to vote2 ,whereas  
women have been and continue to be      
leaders in the forefront of social      
change efforts1 business1 science1      
government1 math1 art1 literature1      
music1 film1 athletics1 and other       
fields2 ,whereas women now represent    

approximately half of the workforce of  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas women once
 were routinely barred from attending   
medical schools in the ,united ,states1 
but now are enrolling in medical schools
 in the ,united ,states at higher       
numbers than men2 ,whereas women        
previously were turned away from law    
school1 but now represent approximately 
half of law students in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas1 since the ,american  
,revolution1 women have been vital to   
the mission of the ,armed ,forces1 with 
more than #bjj1jjj women serving on     
active duty and #b1jjj1jjj women        
veterans representing every branch of   
service2 ,whereas more than #aj1jjj1jjj 
women own businesses in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas ,jeannette ,rankin of 
,montana was the first woman elected to 
the ,house of ,representatives in #aiaf 
and ,hattie ,wyatt ,caraway of ,arkansas
 was the first woman elected to the     
,united ,states ,senate in #aicb2       
,whereas ,margaret ,chase ,smith of     

,maine was the first woman to serve in  
both ,houses of ,congress2 ,whereas1 in 
#bjbj1 a record total of #aca women are 
serving in ,congress1 including #aje    
women in the ,house of ,representatives 
and #bf women in the ,senate2 ,whereas  
,president ,jimmy ,carter recognized    
,march #b through #h1 #aihj1 as         
,national ,women's ,history ,week2      
,whereas1 in #aihg1 a bipartisan group  
of ,senators introduced the first joint 
resolution to pass ,congress designating
 ,women's ,history ,month2 ,whereas1 in 
#aihg1 ,president ,ronald ,reagan issued
 a ,presidential proclamation           
proclaiming ,march #aihg as ,women's    
,history ,month2 and ,whereas1 despite  
the advancements of women in the ,united
 ,states1 much remains to be done to    
ensure that women realize their full    
potential as equal members of society in
 the ,united ,states3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7          
designates ,march #bjbj as ,national    
,women's ,history ,month2  7#b7         

recognizes the celebration of ,national 
,women's ,history ,month as a time to   
reflect on the many notable             
contributions that women have made to   
the ,united ,states2 and  7#c7 urges the
 people of the ,united ,states to       
observe ,national ,women's ,history     
,month with appropriate programs and    
activities4