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To: � �. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: Eileen K. Bitten, Acting Director of Personnel Costa
CosBy: Teresa Boney, Personnel Analyst l +
DATE: March 15, 1994 County
SUBJECT: Declaring March 1 through March 31 1994 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 like. 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 , 1994 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
The Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. q 15a declaring March 1, 1994
through March 31, 1994 as Women's History Month in Contra Costa County; and
AUTHORIZED the placement of a poster in the lobby of the Administration Building
commemorating this event.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENTS ABSTAIN; AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
CONTACT: Teresa Boney (6-4052) OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Personnel Department ATTESTED March 15, 1994
All County Departments
via Personnel Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
County Administrator ^S,ui)ervisors and County Administrator
M392/7-69 BY ,.1 d,,? . ,L O_m���) , DEPUTY
IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring )
March 1 thru March 31, 1994 ) RESOLUTIONNO.94/152
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, 1994, to be "Women's History Month" in Contra
Costa County.
PASSED on March 15, 1994, 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 15th
day of March 1994.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County
Administrator
By-`J �, , Q - Deputy Clerk