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ME SP0913
Joint Resolution
AI Summary
- Designates March 2026 as Women's History Month and March 8, 2026 as International Women's Day in Maine
- Recognizes Maine women's historic contributions across all races, classes, and ethnic backgrounds to the state's growth, including leadership in charitable, philanthropic, commercial, and cultural institutions
- Acknowledges women's roles in the workforce, as the majority of Maine's volunteer workforce, and in military service
- Highlights women's leadership in social movements including abolitionist, emancipation, industrial labor, civil rights, and peace and justice movements
- Notes that Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to states for ratification more than 50 years ago and calls for enshrining women's equality in federal and state constitutions
Legislative Description
JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Last Action
Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
3/12/2026
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