IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 280 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women’s History Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2025 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. 
COSTA, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. BROWN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 
CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. SEWELL, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. BARRAGA´N, 
and Ms. ROSS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
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 involve-
ment in history; 
Whereas the first women’s rights convention was held in 
1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, and launched the wom-
en’s suffrage movement; 
Whereas key women’s suffrage leaders, such as Elizabeth 
Cady Stanton, attended the Seneca Falls Convention, in-
spiring future women’s suffrage leaders, including Susan 
B. Anthony; 
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Whereas, in 1869, Wyoming was the first State to grant 
women the right to vote; 
Whereas, in 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for ille-
gally voting and was fined $100, angering countless 
Americans and bringing national attention to the wom-
en’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 Eliz-
abeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony; 
Whereas, in 1913, antilynching crusader and women’s suf-
frage 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 Mon-
tana was the first woman elected to the House of Rep-
resentatives, four years before women had the right to 
vote nationally; 
Whereas after over 70 years of advocacy, women were grant-
ed the right to vote in 1920 with the ratification of the 
19th Amendment to the Constitution; 
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 elect-
ed 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; 
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Whereas, in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nomi-
nated the first female Cabinet Secretary, Francis Per-
kins, who served as Secretary of Labor; 
Whereas, in 1946, Felicita Mendez fought against discrimina-
tion 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, as recently as the 1970s, women’s history was rare-
ly included in the kindergarten through grade 12 cur-
riculum and was not part of public awareness; 
Whereas the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County 
Commission on the Status of Women initiated a ‘‘Wom-
en’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 resolu-
tion making Women’s History Week a national observ-
ance; 
Whereas, during this time, thousands of schools and commu-
nities joined in the commemoration of National Women’s 
History Week, with support and encouragement from 
Governors, city councils, school boards, State legislatures, 
and Congress; 
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Whereas, in 1987, Congress was petitioned to expand the na-
tional celebration to include the entire month of March; 
Whereas educators, workplace program planners, parents, 
and community organizations, in thousands of commu-
nities in the United States, have turned National Wom-
en’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 his-
tory of women’s suffrage and the fight for equal rights; 
Whereas, in 1998, the President’s Commission on the Cele-
bration 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 found-
ed in 1996 as an institution dedicated to preserving, in-
terpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contribu-
tions of women, and integrating this rich heritage fully 
into the Nation’s teachings and history books; 
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 the House of Representatives recognizes March 
2025 as National Women’s History Month; and 
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Whereas the theme of National Women’s History Month 
2025 is ‘‘Moving Forward Together! Women Educating 
& Inspiring Generations’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Women’s History Month; and 
(2) recognizes and honors the women and orga-
nizations in the United States that have fought for, 
and continue to promote, the teaching of women’s 
history and the women’s suffrage movement. 
Æ 
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