HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-03-01 Proclamation - Women's History MonthWHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made
historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded and
unrecorded ways;
WHEREAS, American women have played and continue to play critical economic, cultural,
and social role in every sphere of the life of the Nation by constituting a significant portion
of the labor force working inside and outside of the home;
WHEREAS, American women have played a unique role throughout the history of the
Nation by providing the majority of the volunteer labor force of the Nation;
WHEREAS, American women were particularly important in the establishment of early
charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our Nation;
WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early
leaders in the forefront of every major progressive social change movement;
WHEREAS, American women have served our country courageously in the military;
WHEREAS, American women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of
suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation
movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements,
especially the peace movement, which create a more fair and just society for all; and
WHEREAS, despite these contributions, the role of American women in history has been
consistently overlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and study of American
history:
NOW THEREFORE, I, Allan Ekberg, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do hereby proclaim
the month of March as:
Women's History Month
in the City of Tukwila and encourage all community residents to join me in recognizing the
this special observance.
Presented this I" day of March, 2017.