OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
March 15,2023
TO l'HO HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith, together with City Clerk Valencia and Aldermen Villegas, 1 Iadden, Osterman, Knudsen, Tunney, Scott, Hopkins, Sigcho-Lopez, Rodriguez, Moore, Waguespack, Gardiner, Dowell and La Spata, a resolution in honor of Womens History Month.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Women's History Month commemorates the cultural, political, and social achievements of women, while recognizing the need for further action to ensure equality, justice, and opportunity for all women and girls; and
WHEREAS, Women's History Month coincides with the observance of International Women's Day on March 8 of each year. International Women's Day originated as a day of activism for the labor and suffrage movements in North America and Europe during the early twentieth century; and
WHEREAS, Women's History Month has been observed in the United States for more than thirty-five years. In 1987, Congress passed Public Law 100-9, which designated March 1987 as Women's History Month. Since 1988, presidents have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as Women's History Month; and
WHEREAS, Women have guided the course of this Nation's history as abolitionists, civil rights leaders, suffragists, labor activists, and continue to lead as advocates for reproductive rights, racial justice, and LGBTQ equality; and
WHEREAS, The City of Chicago recognizes the many prominent women who have contributed to Chicago's rich history; and
WHEREAS, Kitihawa, a Potawatomi woman married to Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable, made significant contributions to establishing and fostering the development of the first permanent settlement in what is now Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Chicago became the first major city in the United States to elect a woman as mayor when Jane Byrne won a r...
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