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3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made <br /> historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded and <br /> unrecorded ways; and <br /> WHEREAS, American women have played and continue to play 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; and <br /> WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as <br /> 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 of <br /> 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, because of the courage of so many bold women who dared to transcend <br /> preconceived expectations and prove they were capable of doing all that a man could do and <br /> more, advances were made, discoveries revealed, barriers were broken and progress <br /> triumphed; 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 <br /> 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 continue to promote the efforts of women and it <br /> has been doing for more than 40 years. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North <br /> Carolina hereby proclaim March 2020 as "Women's History Month" and commend this <br /> observance to Orange County residents and call upon them to celebrate the women in their <br /> lives with appropriate programs, celebrations and activities. <br /> THIS THE 10t" DAY OF MARCH, 2020. <br /> Penny Rich, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />