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AL HJR135
Joint Resolution
Status
3/9/2017
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Boyd
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AI Summary
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Recognizes March 2017 as National Women's History Month in Alabama with the theme "Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business"
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Honors five national honorees: Alexis Herman (Former Secretary of Labor), Lilly Ledbetter (Equal Pay Activist), Kate Mullany (organizer of first all-female labor union), Lucy Gonzalez Parsons (labor organizer and socialist leader), and Maggie Lena Walker (businesswoman and community banking leader)
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Recognizes two Alabama-born honorees: Alexis Herman, first African American woman to serve as White House Director of Public Liaison; and Lilly Ledbetter, whose activism led to the 2009 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act after she discovered pay discrimination during 19 years of employment
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Legislature extends sincere best wishes to all 2017 honorees for continued success in future endeavors
Legislative Description
National Women's History Month, March 2017, recognized
Resolutions, Designation
Last Action
Received in Senate and referred to the Senate committee on Rules
3/9/2017