AL HR437

Recognizes and commends the Anniston Chapter of the Dorcas Art and Social Club for celebrating the Alabama Association of Women Clubs, Inc., and Youth Affiliates' "Know Your State" initiative.

Honors the organization's commitment to the motto "Lifting as we Climb," reflecting members' dedication to excellence in improving communities and aiding the less fortunate.

Celebrates the chapter's "Know Your State" event scheduled for March 18, 2018, at Seventeenth Street Missionary Baptist Church, with the theme "Nevertheless She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women."

Highlights Margaret Murray Washington (March 9, 1865–June 4, 1925), principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, whose birthday in March inspired the timing of the initiative and who exemplified advocacy for African American women.

Expresses appreciation for the organization's honorees, including women pioneers in education, medicine, law, military, law enforcement, and other fields.