HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation for Women's Equality Day ®rana Coon Commission for Women
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Box 8181 • 110 North Churton Street • Hillsborough, NC 27278
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, August 26, 1997 commemorates women winning the right to vote in 1920
and recognizes the continuing efforts toward full equality for women; ar.d
WHEREAS, the Orange County Commission for Women, which advocates to improve
the lives and promote the status of women in Orange County , has just celebrated a
successful year of programming around women's issues; and
WHEREAS,that status continues to be unequal;
NOW THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims
Monday, August 26, as Women's Equality Day in commemoration of the suffrage
victory, and hereby urges women and all citizens to exercise their right to vote, and
commends the Commission for Women for its continuing efforts towards full equality for
all women.
This is the 20th day of August, 1997.
W a.1 ,
William Crowther , Chair
Hillsborough 732-8181 • Chapel Hill 967-9251 • Mebane 227-2031 • Durham 688-7331