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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:March 17, 2015 Action Agenda Item No.4-a SUBJECT: Women’s History MonthProclamation DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No Housing, Human Rights and Community Development ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: ProclamationJames E. Davis, Jr., 245-2490 Doris Brunson, HRC Chair PURPOSE: To officially proclaim the month of Marchas “Women’s HistoryMonth” in Orange County. BACKGROUND: Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week".Overthe next five years, Congress continued to approve joint resolutions designating a week in March as "Women’s History Week”. In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month”. Between 1988 and 1994, Congress approved additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month”. The Orange County Human Relations Commissionand the Orange County Library are co- sponsoring events to honor women during Women’s History Month, including a month-long display of books and films that highlight the achievements of women orpromote the equitable treatment of women. There will be a special film presentation of the movie A Matter of Sexon Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Orange County Main Library in Hillsborough. This isa docudrama about the true story of the so-called Willmar Eight, a group of female Minnesota bank workers who fought for equal rights. TheHuman Relations Commission’s annual Community Read will be on Monday, March 23, 2015 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Orange County Main Library to discuss the book Global Women: Nannies, Maids and Sex Workers in the New Economy, by Barbara Ehrenreich. The discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Donna Bickford, Associate Director of Undergraduate Research at UNC- Chapel Hill. Allevents are free and opento the public. FINANCIAL IMPACT: N. ONE RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board adopt the Proclamation and authorize the Chair to sign.