HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01312003 - 99-379 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
L, The Matter of PROCLAMENG ) RESOLUTION NO. 99/379
August 26, 1999 as Women's Equality )
Day to reaffirm the right of women to vote )
in all public elections )
RYERF.AS, on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution affirmed the right
of women to vote in all public elections; and,
lWYEREAS, it had taken American women and their male supporters 72 years of ceaseless
campaigning to win this basic democratic right; and,
WHEREAS, since the 50th anniversary of that historic date, annual observances of the anniversary
of women's suffrage have taken place on August 26; and,
WHEREAS, in 1971, Representative Bella Abzug (D-NY) introduced a Congressional Resolution
to formally designate August 26 as Women's Equality Day on the federal calendar, in recognition
of both the anniversary of suffrage and of women's continued efforts toward equal rights in the
United States; and,
WHEREAS, the measure was duly passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate, and was
signed by the President; and,
WHEREAS, every year since, the resolution has been reaffirmed by the federal government and
celebratory Women's Equality Day programs have been held in workplaces and communities
nationwide.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
dues honor and recognize Women's Equality Day on August 26, 1999.
I certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action
taken and entered in the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
Attested &UM t 3. 1999
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Administrator
by
Deputy
Adopted this Resolution on _,_AiMst 3, 1999 , by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisor Gioia, Uilkema, Gerber, DeSaulnier, Canciami.11a
NoEs: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
cc: County Administrator
Health Services Director
Resolution No. 99/379