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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1110 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women’s History Month. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 29, 2024 

Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. 

MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. 

NORTON, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CARSON, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. WILD, Mr. COSTA, 

Mr. PAYNE, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. 

CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. SYKES, Mr. SOTO, 

Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. 

PETTERSEN, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. SEWELL, 

Ms. ESCOBAR, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. DEGETTE, 

Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mrs. CHERFILUSMCCORMICK, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. DINGELL, 

Ms. MCCLELLAN, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. ROSS, Ms. BROWN, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Mr. PETERS, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. 

PORTER, Mr. AMO, and Mr. CA ́RDENAS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women’s History 

Month. 

Whereas the purpose of National Women’s History Month is 

to increase awareness and knowledge of women’s involvement in history; 


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Whereas the first women’s rights convention was held in 

1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, and launched the women’s suffrage movement; 

Whereas key women’s suffrage leaders, such as Elizabeth 

Cady Stanton, attended the Seneca Falls Convention, inspiring future women’s suffrage leaders, including Susan 

B. Anthony; 

Whereas, in 1869, Wyoming was the first State to grant 

women the right to vote; 

Whereas, in 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for illegally voting and was fined $100, angering countless 

Americans and bringing national attention to the women’s suffrage movement; 

Whereas, in 1913, Harriet Tubman was buried with military 

honors at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York, 

after a valiant life spent fighting to end slavery, aiding 

freedmen, and advocating for women’s suffrage with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; 

Whereas, in 1913, antilynching crusader and women’s suffrage leader, Ida B. Wells, Black women from Howard 

University, and many other notable Black women joined 

the 1913 Women’s Suffrage Parade to ensure that the 

leadership and work for women’s suffrage by Black 

women would be recognized; 

Whereas, in 1916, Representative Jeanette Rankin of Montana was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives, four years before women had the right to 

vote nationally; 

Whereas after over 70 years of advocacy, women were granted the right to vote in 1920 with the ratification of the 

19th Amendment to the Constitution; 


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Whereas after the 19th Amendment was ratified, Black 

women continued to fight to make voting accessible and 

equitable leading to the passage of the Voting Rights Act 

in 1965; 

Whereas, in 1922, Rebecca Felton of Georgia was the first 

woman appointed to the serve in the Senate; 

Whereas, in 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming was elected as the first woman to serve as Governor of a State; 

Whereas, in 1932, Hattie Caraway of Arkansas was the first 

woman elected to the Senate; 

Whereas, in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated the first female Cabinet Secretary, Francis Perkins, who served as Secretary of Labor; 

Whereas, in 1946, Felicita Mendez fought against discrimination and segregation in the California public education 

system, winning the landmark case Mendez, et al. v. 

Westminster School District of Orange County, which 

paved the way for the Brown v. Board of Education of 

Topeka decision in 1954; 

Whereas, in 1964, Patsy Matsu Mink was the first woman 

of color and first Asian-American woman elected to the 

United States House of Representative; 

Whereas, in 1968, Shirley Chisholm was the first Black 

woman elected to the United States House of Representatives, and was the first woman and Black woman to 

seek nomination for the President of the United States 

of American in 1972; 

Whereas, as recently as the 1970s, women’s history was rarely included in the kindergarten through grade 12 curriculum and was not part of public awareness; 


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Whereas the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County 

Commission on the Status of Women initiated a ‘‘Women’s History Week’’ celebration in 1978 centered around 

International Women’s History Day, which is celebrated 

on March 8; 

Whereas, in 1980, the National Women’s History Project 

(known as the National Women’s History Alliance) was 

founded in Sonoma County, California, to broadcast 

women’s historical achievements; 

Whereas, in 1981, responding to the growing popularity of 

women’s history celebrations, Congress passed a resolution making Women’s History Week a national observance; 

Whereas, during this time, thousands of schools and communities joined in the commemoration of National Women’s 

History Week, with support and encouragement from 

Governors, city councils, school boards, State legislatures, 

and Congress; 

Whereas, in 1987, Congress was petitioned to expand the national celebration to include the entire month of March; 

Whereas, in 1989, Ilena Ros-Lehtinen was the first Latina 

and first Cuban-American elected to the United States 

House of Representatives; 

Whereas educators, workplace program planners, parents, 

and community organizations, in thousands of communities in the United States, have turned National Women’s History Month into a major local learning experience 

and celebration; 

Whereas the popularity of women’s history celebrations has 

sparked a new interest in uncovering the important history of women’s suffrage and the fight for equal rights; 


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Whereas, in 1998, the President’s Commission on the Celebration of Women in American History was established 

to consider how best to acknowledge and celebrate the 

roles and accomplishments of women in United States 

history; 

Whereas the National Women’s History Museum was founded in 1996 as an institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contributions of women, and integrating this rich heritage fully 

into the Nation’s teachings and history books; 

Whereas, in 1999, Senator Tammy Baldwin was the first 

openly lesbian woman elected to the United States House 

of Representatives; 

Whereas, in 2018, Representative Sharice Davids of Kansas 

and now-Secretary Deb Haaland of New Mexico, were the 

first Native American women elected to the United 

States House of Representatives; 

Whereas, in 2020, Vice President Kamala Harris was the 

first woman, the first Black American, and the first 

Asian American elected to serve as Vice President of the 

United States; 

Whereas, in 2021, Secretary Deb Haaland became the first 

Native American to serve as a Cabinet Secretary; 

Whereas the House of Representatives recognizes March 

2024 as National Women’s History Month; and 

Whereas the theme of National Women’s History Month 

2024 is ‘‘Women who advocate for Equity, Diversity, and 

Inclusion’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

2 Women’s History Month; 

3 (2) recognizes and honors the women and orga4 nizations in the United States that have fought for, 

5 and continue to promote, the teaching of women’s 

6 history and the women’s suffrage movement; and 

7 (3) recognizes and honors the unique inter8 sectional experiences of Black, Hispanic, Asian, Ha9 waiian, Pacific Islander, and Native American, and 

10 LGBTQ+ women and women with disabilities in the 

11 United States throughout history, the women’s suf12 frage movement and in the ongoing fight for equal13 ity. 

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