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3 6 vi ��i- <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH <br />PROCLAMATION <br />Whereas American women of every culture, class, and ethnic background have <br />made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded <br />and unrecorded ways; <br />Whereas American women have played and continue to play a critical economic, <br />cultural, and social role in every sphere of the life of the Nation by constituting a significant <br />portion of the labor force working inside and outside of the home; <br />Whereas American women have played a unique role throughout the history of the <br />Nation by providing the majority of the volunteer labor force of the Nation; <br />Whereas American women were particularly important in the establishment of early <br />charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our Nation; <br />Whereas American women of every culture, class, and ethnic background served <br />as early leaders in the forefront of every major progressive social change movement; <br />Whereas American women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights <br />of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation <br />movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements, <br />especially the peace movement, which create a more fair and just society for all; and <br />Whereas despite these contributions, the role of American women in history has <br />been consistently overlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and study of <br />American history; and <br />Whereas the Orange County Board of County Commissioners on March 25, 1976, <br />established the Orange County Commission for Women to promote the growth and <br />development of all Orange County women and the Commission has been doing that for 25 <br />years; <br />Now, therefore, do we, the Commissioners of Orange County hereby proclaim March <br />2001 as "Women's History Month" and commend this observance to Orange county citizens. <br />THIS THE 6th DAY OF MARCH, 2001. <br />Stephen H. Halkiotis, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />