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2 <br /> _ f a Orange County Co mssion for Women m <br /> Box 8181 110 North Churton Street Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, August 26, 1996, commemorates women winning the right to vote in 1920 <br /> and recognizes the continuing efforts toward full equality for women, and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Commission for Women, which advocates to improve <br /> the lives and promote the status of women in Orange County is celebrating its 20th <br /> Anniversary in 1996, 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 victory, <br /> and hereby urges women and all citizens to exercise their right to vote, and commends the <br /> Commission for Women for its continuing efforts towards full equality for all women. <br /> This is the 20th day of August, 1996. <br /> Moses Carey, Jr. , Chair <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 • Chapel Hill, 967-9251 Mebane 227-2031 • Durham 688-7331 <br />