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IN HR0029
Resolution
Status
3/7/2019
Primary Sponsor
Pat Boy
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AI Summary
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Celebrates March 2019 as Women's History Month and March 8, 2019, as International Women's Day in Indiana
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Commemorates the 19th Amendment (passed June 4, 1919, ratified August 18, 1920) and the 1922 Supreme Court decision in Leser v. Garnett that upheld women's voting rights nationwide
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Honors notable women in history including Marie Curie, Rosa Parks, Amelia Earhart, Grace Hopper, Bessie Coleman, and suffrage leaders Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul
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Recognizes Indiana women including State Senator Anita Bowser (first female Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore), Sgt. Nora Werner (first female Indiana State Police trooper on the Toll Road), and lighthouse keeper Harriet Colfax (43 years of service)
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Encourages women to run for elected office and serve on boards and commissions, and thanks the Indiana Commission for Women for their efforts
Legislative Description
Celebrating International Women's Day and recognizing the essential role of women in history during women's history month.
Last Action
First reading: adopted voice vote
3/7/2019