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PROCLAMATION
■ OOi Women's
2021
March 2. 2021 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNI
'*IROSPECT BOARD
Womens History Month proclamation (003.pdf
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PROCLAMATION
Women's History Month
March 2021
WHEREAS, 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, women of America have played and continue to play critical
economic, cultural, and social roles 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, women have played a unique role throughout the history of the
Nation by providing the majority of the volunteer labor force of the Nation;
WHEREAS, women were particularly important in the establishment of early
charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our Nation; and
WHEREAS, women of America have served our country courageously in the
military; and
WHEREAS, 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, the peace movement, and many other movements, which aim
to create a more fair and just society for all; and
WHEREAS, the working women of America have disproportionately borne the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as evidenced by recent economic reports
indicating women accounted for more than 100% of jobs lost in late 2020 and
experienced the majority of pandemic -related job loss since the start of the
crisis; and
WHEREAS, the role of women in American history has been overlooked and
undervalued in the literature, teaching and study of our Nation's history; it
needs to be recognized, celebrated and uplifted that 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, I. Arlene A. Juracek, Mayor of the Village of Mount
Prospect, do hereby proclaim March 2021 as Women's History Month and call
upon the citizens of Mount Prospect of observe this month and to celebrate
International Women's Day on March 8, 2021. I also invite all citizens to visit
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who have left enduring imprints on our history.
Arlene A. Juracek, Mayor
ATTEST
Karen M. Agoranos, Village Clerk