TITLE: Recognizing March 2015 as Women's History Month.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 2015 as Women's History Month.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The observance of Women's History Month during March 2015 provides an ideal opportunity to acknowledge the historic contributions made by women in the Lone Star State and beyond; and WHEREAS, Since the founding of the Texas Republic, women have played crucial roles in the social, economic, and cultural spheres; Texas women participated in the abolitionist movement, and they not only secured their own right to vote, but have also worked in behalf of all citizens to promote equal opportunity, civil rights, peace, and justice; and WHEREAS, The first woman to run for the United States Senate was a Texas suffragette, Minnie Fisher Cunningham, who served as the founding executive secretary of the League of Women Voters; in 1910, women's rights activist Hortense Sparks Ward became the first woman to pass the Texas bar exam; Fort Worth philanthropist Edna Gladney advocated for child welfare and secured passage of state legislation granting equal inheritance rights to adopted children and banishing the word "illegitimate" from birth certificates; and WHEREAS, Later in the 20th century, Oveta Culp Hobby became the first director of the Women's Army Corps; Frances T. "Sissy" Farenthold championed civil rights and women's rights as a Texas state representative and gubernatorial candidate; she went on to become a national figure in the human rights movement in the 1980s, and she continues her endeavors today; other Texas women who have left an indelible imprint include the state's second female governor, Ann Richards, pioneering African American congresswoman Barbara Jordan, and Emma Tenayuca, a leader of oppressed workers in the Mexican American community; and WHEREAS, Another leader, Dolores Huerta, has had an immeasurable influence around the country through her success as a community organizer and an advocate for the working poor, children, and women; cofounder of the National Farmworkers Association, she has been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom; and WHEREAS, The strength of our nation depends heavily on the continued advancement of women; by acknowledging the enormous positive impact they have made, we encourage future generations to ensure that gender is not an obstacle that must be overcome on the road to achievement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March as Women's History Month and celebrate the contributions made by women to this state and nation. Farrar Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1445 was adopted by the House on March 25, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House