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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, cultural, <br /> and social role in every sphere of the life of the Nation by constituting a significant portion of the <br /> labor force working inside and outside of the home; and <br /> WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early <br /> leaders in the forefront of every major progressive social change movement; and <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 triumphed; <br /> 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 /> NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North <br /> Carolina hereby proclaim March 2022 as "Women's History Month" and commend this <br /> observance to Orange County residents and call upon them to recognize the women in their lives <br /> with appropriate programs, activities and celebrations. <br /> THIS THE 1St DAY OF MARCH, 2022. <br /> Renee Price, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />