ID SCR147

Designates March 2016 as Women's History Month in Idaho and invites citizens to learn about the historical roles of Idaho women.

Recognizes Emma Edwards Green for designing the Idaho state seal with a figure of a woman representing justice, liberty, and equality.

Acknowledges early Idaho women's rights advocates including Elizabeth Ingram (first women's suffrage organization founder in 1893), Helen Louise Young (first woman lawyer), and Clara Campbell, Hattie Noble, and Mary A. Wright (first female state legislators in 1898).

Notes that Idaho was the fourth state to grant women voting rights and that the first International Women's Day was observed on March 19, 1911, focusing on women's rights to work, vote, be educated, and hold public office.

Recognizes that women comprise 52% of Idaho's population and have made significant but often overlooked economic, cultural, and social contributions to the state.