HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation claiming the month of March 1994 as The Orange County Commission for Women PRF 3-1-9y
Orange County mmi i n for Co ss o Women
Box 8181 110 North Churton St r eet Hillsborou gh,
NC 27278
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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, 1994, as
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
and commend this observance to Orange County citizens.
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Moses Carey, Jr. , Chairma
Hillsborough 732-8181 • Chapel Hill 967-9251 • Mebane 227-2031 • Durham 688-7331