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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMIS51ONERS <br />WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH. <br />PROCLAMATION <br />Whereas American women of every culture, class, and ethnic background have made <br />historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded and <br />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 portion <br />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 as early <br />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 of <br />suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, <br />the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements, especially the <br />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 been <br />consistently overlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and Study of American history; <br />and <br />Whereas the Orange County Board of County Commissioners on March 25, 197b, <br />established the Orange County Commission for Women to promote the growth and development <br />of all Orange County women and the Commission has been doing that for 25 years; <br />Now, therefore, do we, the Commissioners of Orange County hereby proclaim March 2001 <br />as "Women's History Month" and commend this observance to Orange county citizens. <br />TH15 THE b~' DAY OF MARCH, 2001. <br />Stephen H. Halkiotis, Chair <br />Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br />