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MO HCR25
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/21/2015
Primary Sponsor
Rochelle Walton Gray
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AI Summary
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Missouri General Assembly requests the state's Congressional delegation to support the National Women's History Museum (NWHM) in securing a permanent location near the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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NWHM, founded in 1996, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution seeking to purchase federally owned property at fair market value using privately raised funds with no federal money requested.
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Women comprise 51% of the U.S. population but only 10% of people identified in a survey of 18 history textbooks were women, and their contributions remain underrepresented in museums and memorials.
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A coalition of 51 women's organizations representing 8 million women supports establishing the museum near the National Mall.
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The Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives is directed to prepare copies of this resolution for each member of the Missouri Congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
Requests the Missouri Congressional delegation to support the efforts of the National Women's History Museum to secure a permanent home in Washington, D.C.
Last Action
Referred: Trade and Tourism(H)
5/15/2015