HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation for Women's Equality Day on 8-26-1995 - V-A - 8-22-95 V-7q
Orange County
f o r Women
h n r Hillsborough, NC 27278
B 1 11 North C urto Street
ox 81 0
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, August 26 , 1995 , marks the 75th anniversary of the
woman suffrage movement ' s greatest victory: ratification
of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States; and
WHEREAS, the amendment reads as follows :
"The right of citizens of the Unites States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the United States
or by any state on account of sex . " ; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Commission for Women advises the
citizens and the Board of Commissioners of Orange County of
the status of women in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, that status continues to be unequal , especially
economically and politically;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners
hereby proclaims Saturday, August 26 , 1995, as
WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY
in commemoration of the suffrage victory and as a reminder of
women' s continuing efforts towards equality, and hereby urges
all citizens to exercise their right to vote and continue to
work to guarantee full equality for all women.
This the 22nd day of August, 1995 .
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Moses Carey, Jr.
Chair
Hillsborough 732-8181 • Chapel Hill 967-9251 • Mebane 227-2031 • Durham 688-7331