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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
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FROM: / Harry D. Cisterman, Director of Personnel -moi (�
By: Eileen K. Bitten, Assistant Director of Personnel ='' " Costa
County
DATE: March 9, 1993
SUBJECT: Declaring March 1 through March 31, 1993 as
"Women's History Month" in Contra Costa County
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
The Women Managers of Contra Costa County ask you to recognize March as Women's History
Month in our County.
BACKGROUND
Since 1910, March 8th has been observed as International Women's Day by people around the
world. That is why March was chosen to be National Women's History Month in the United
States.
Traditionally, the teaching of history focused on the military, political and economic events
and leaders. However, this traditional approach has not always addressed the question of
"What were the women doing"? The Women's History Programs set out to answer this question
and fill in some important gaps. In addition to the activities of leaders in the public sphere,
women's history also looks at the private sphere and at the experience and contributions of
women for all walks of life. It identifies women who have made a contribution, who have
emerged as community leaders to address unmet needs, to work for the common good and
social justice.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 9 , 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X
The Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 93/93 declaring March 1 ,
1993 through March 31 , 1993 as. Women' s History Month in Contra Costa
County; and AUTHOR J7 the ;placement of a poster in the lobby of the
Administration Bui ldi nc,• commemorating this event.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I i AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CONTACT: Eileen Bitten (6-4054)
cc: Personnel Department ATTESTED March 9 , 1993
All County Departments PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
via . Personnel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Administrator
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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring )
March 1 thru March 31, 1993 ) RESOLUTION NO. 93/93
as, "Women' s History Month" )
in Contra Costa County )
WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic
background have made historic contributions to the growth and
strength of our Nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways;
and
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 by constituting a significant portion of the
labor force working inside and outside of the home; and
WHEREAS, American women have played a unique role throughout
the history of the Nation by providing the majority of the
volunteer labor force of the Nation; and
WHEREAS, American women have been leaders, not only in
securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but
also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the
industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other
movements, especially the peace movement, which create a more fair
and just society for all;
NOW, THEREFORE, we the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County declare March 1 , thru March 31 , 1993 , to be "Women' s History
Month" in Contra Costa County.
PASSED on March 9, 1993, by unanimous vote of the Board
members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy
of an order entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors on
the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this 9th
day of March, 1993 .
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County
Administrat r.
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By: _Deputy Clerk
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TO:' BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SF-.
Contra
FROM: Harry D. Cisterman, Director of Personnel
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By: Eileen K. Bitten, Assistant Director of Personnel = Costa
County
DATE: March 9, 1993
SUBJECT: Declaring March 1 through March 31, 1993 as
"Women's History Month" in Contra Costa County
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
The Women Managers of Contra Costa County ask you to recognize March as Women's History
Month in our County.
BACKGROUND
Since 1910, March 8th has been observed as International Women's Day by people around the
world. That is why March was chosen to be National Women's History Month in the United
States.
Traditionally, the teaching of history focused on the military, political and economic events
and leaders. However, this traditional approach has not always addressed the question of
"What were the women doing"? The Women's History Programs set out to answer this question
and fill in some important gaps. In addition to the activities of leaders in the public sphere,
women's history also looks at the private sphere and at the experience and contributions of
women for all walks of life. It identifies women who have made a contribution, who have
emerged as community leaders to address unmet needs, to work for the common good and
social justice.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 9 , 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER X