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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1091 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1091

Recognizing and thanking the Nation's women's colleges and universities 
and recognizing March 5 as ``National Women's Colleges and Universities 
                                 Day''.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2024

 Ms. Granger (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. Balint) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                           and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Recognizing and thanking the Nation's women's colleges and universities 
and recognizing March 5 as ``National Women's Colleges and Universities 
                                 Day''.

Whereas American women's colleges, founded more than 250 years ago to create 
        access and opportunity for women in higher education, and the 30 
        remaining institutions in our Nation continue to operate toward that 
        noble mission to this day;
Whereas the number of American women's colleges have decreased from 230 
        institutions in the 1960s to only 30 operating today;
Whereas America's women's colleges have historically played and continue to play 
        a critical economic, cultural, and social role in the life of the 
        Nation;
Whereas women's colleges have played a hard-fought role in the history of the 
        United States of America by forging the first means for higher 
        educational parity for women of our Nation;
Whereas women's colleges have been particularly important in the establishment 
        of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our 
        Nation;
Whereas our Nation's women's colleges enroll high numbers of diverse student 
        populations and first-generation students, thereby addressing our 
        Nation's need for socioeconomic mobility as well as a more diverse 
        workforce;
Whereas 60 percent of women's colleges have a higher than national average of 
        Pell recipients, thus continuing their mission of serving the 
        underserved of the Nation;
Whereas the percent of bachelor's degrees in STEM fields conferred to American 
        women of color is significantly higher at women's colleges than co-ed 
        liberal arts colleges;
Whereas women's colleges are singularly focused on the advancement of women by 
        providing exceptional leadership opportunities and experiences which 
        empower women and prepare them for success in a global society;
Whereas women's colleges present a unique and individualized learning experience 
        for their students, delivering well-qualified women to our Nation's 
        labor force; and
Whereas, despite this, the role of women's colleges in history has been 
        consistently overlooked and undervalued, in the engagement, elevation 
        of, and representation in our Nation's higher education system: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes the 
indelible impact of the women's college movement and sector, and we 
thank them, for their invaluable contribution to the American higher 
education landscape and to the Nation's workforce.
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