HomeMy WebLinkAboutS OC Commission for Women Proclamation V-B - 3-8-95 Orange Coun ty Commission for Women
Box 8181 • 110 North Churton Street • Hillsborough, NC 27278
THE ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR WOMEN SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING
PROCLAMATION TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
WHEREAS American women of every race, class, and ethnic
background have made historic contributions to the growth
and strength of our Nation;
WHEREAS American women have played and continue to play a
critical economic, cultural and social role in every sphere
of the life of the Nation;
WHEREAS American women served as early leaders in the
forefront of every major progressive social change movement;
WHEREAS, these contributions have been historically
overlooked and undervalued in the literature, teaching and
study of American history; and
WHEREAS, women in Orange County have made and continue
to make significant historical contributions to our
community, state, and nation,
NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Commissioners of Orange County,
proclaim the month of March, 1995, as
WOMEN' S HISTORY MONTH
and commend this observance to Orange County citizens.
Moses Carey, Jr. , JCi�r an
Hillsborough 732-8181 • Chapel Hill 967-9251 • Mebane 227-2031 • Durham 688-7331