HomeMy WebLinkAboutS Proclamation recognizing August 26, 1994 as Women's Equality Day I
Orange Coup Commission for Women
Box 8181 • 110 North Churton Street • Hillsborough, NC 27278
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States was ratified; 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 power of the vote is the gateway to continued
improvements in the status of women and all peoples; 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; and
WHEREAS, women make significant contributions economically,
politically and in innumerable ways to Orange County,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners
hereby proclaims Friday, August 26, 1994, as
WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY
in celebration of women' s contributions and their right to
economic and political 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 8th day of August, 1994.
Moses Carey, Jr.
Chair
Hillsborough 732-8181 • Chapel Hill 967-9251 • Mebane 227-2031 • Durham 688-7331