HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 03151994 - 94-152 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring )
March 1 thru March 31, 1994 ) RESOLUTION NO.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;
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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 �, _ : Deputy Clerk