00HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 11                                                                                      
01 Designating the month of March as "Women's History Month."                                                              
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03  WHEREAS American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made                                           
04 significant contributions to the growth and strength of our country; and                                                
05  WHEREAS American women have performed and continue to perform important                                                
06 cultural, economic, and social roles in every domain of society by constituting a large portion                         
07 of the labor force inside and outside the home; and                                                                     
08  WHEREAS American women have provided the majority of the volunteer labor force                                         
09 of the nation and established many of the longstanding charitable, philanthropic, and cultural                          
10 institutions in America; and                                                                                            
11  WHEREAS American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as                                           
12 leaders of every major social change crusade throughout our country's history, such as the                              
13 suffrage, equal opportunity, abolitionist, labor, civil rights, and peace movements; and                                
14  WHEREAS, in spite of these contributions, traditional history texts and courses have                                   

01 focused primarily on political, military, and economic events, virtually excluding women from                           
02 being recognized in proper historical context; and                                                                      
03  WHEREAS by expanding the focus of history in the curriculum to include the                                             
04 activities and contributions of women in this country from all walks of life, we give to                                
05 children, male and female alike, expectations that match the realities of the world they will                           
06 face as adults;                                                                                                         
07  BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature designates March as "Women's                                          
08 History Month" and                                                                                                      
09   (1)  urges schools, municipalities, civic organizations, and other public and                                         
10 private agencies and individuals to observe the month with activities that are appropriate for                          
11 increasing recognition of the role of women in both the history and current events of our                               
12 country; and                                                                                                            
13   (2)  requests the Governor to issue a proclamation calling on the people of the                                       
14 state to observe the month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.