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6 <br /> WHEREAS, women and men of all colors and cultures supported the women's suffrage <br /> movement in order for women to gain the Constitutional right of having a voice in making the <br /> laws that govern them; and <br /> WHEREAS, Chapel Hill resident Barbara Bynum Henderson, UNC class of 1902 (AB & MA), <br /> Phi Beta Kappa, organized and was elected president of the Equal Suffrage League of North <br /> Carolina in 1913, and was unanimously re-elected for a second term in 1915; and <br /> WHEREAS, Barbara Bynum Henderson carried the battle for women's suffrage to the North <br /> Carolina General Assembly when a special session was called to consider woman suffrage; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the woman's suffrage movement led to the passage of the 19th Amendment to the <br /> Constitution of the United States in 1919, with ratification by the states by the summer of 1920; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, North Carolina delayed ratifying the 19th amendment until 1971; and <br /> WHEREAS, the National Woman Suffrage Association dissolved in 1920 to create the League <br /> of Women Voters of the United States in order to register voters and educate all voters; and <br /> WHEREAS, the League of Women Voters of North Carolina was launched on October 7, 1920 <br /> on the steps of the Guilford County Courthouse by Gertrude Weil, a politically active and <br /> tireless young woman from Goldsboro, North Carolina; and <br /> WHEREAS, more than 120,000 women were registered to vote in North Carolina by 1920; and <br /> WHEREAS, women today constitute a majority vote in the State of North Carolina and the <br /> United States and are running for office in higher numbers and more active in the election <br /> process than ever before in history; <br /> NOW THEREFORE the Orange County Board of County Commissioners does hereby <br /> recognize the 1001h anniversary of women gaining the right to vote; and <br /> FURTHERMORE, that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners does hereby <br /> recognize the 1001h anniversary of the founding of the League of Women Voters in the United <br /> States and in North Carolina and applauds the members of the League of Women Voters for <br /> the impact its historic accomplishments have made on public engagement and the civic life of <br /> the community, the state and the nation. <br /> This the 10th day of March, 2020. <br /> Vickie Boyer and Amy Jeroloman said it is an honor to receive this proclamation on <br /> behalf of the League of Women Voters, and appreciated the Board considering this <br /> proclamation. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Chair Rich for the Board to <br /> approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Proclamation. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />