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®rana Coon Commission for Women <br /> g t7 <br /> Box 8181 • 110 North Churton Street • Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, August 26, 1997 commemorates women winning the right to vote in 1920 <br /> and recognizes the continuing efforts toward full equality for women; ar.d <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Commission for Women, which advocates to improve <br /> the lives and promote the status of women in Orange County , has just celebrated a <br /> successful year of programming around women's issues; and <br /> WHEREAS,that status continues to be unequal; <br /> NOW THEREFORE, the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaims <br /> Monday, August 26, as Women's Equality Day in commemoration of the suffrage <br /> victory, and hereby urges women and all citizens to exercise their right to vote, and <br /> commends the Commission for Women for its continuing efforts towards full equality for <br /> all women. <br /> This is the 20th day of August, 1997. <br /> W a.1 , <br /> William Crowther , Chair <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 • Chapel Hill 967-9251 • Mebane 227-2031 • Durham 688-7331 <br />