LATE                                                                                                                        ADOPTED – August 24, 2010

Agenda Item No. 50

Introduced by Commissioner Laura Davis of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AUGUST 26, 2010 AS

WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY IN INGHAM COUNTY

RESOLUTION #10-285

WHEREAS, in 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention, a group of visionary women gathered to proclaim the idea that "all men and women are created equal" and "endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights”; and

WHEREAS, that convention eventually turned into a national movement that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote in 1920; and

WHEREAS, the passage of the 19^th Amendment reflects the vision and determination of the suffragists who stood for a freer society and changed our Nation's history; and

WHEREAS, the continuing struggles of women are not forgotten as women continually fight for the full rights and privileges, public or private, legal or institutional, which are available to male citizens of the United States both in our country and also abroad; and

WHEREAS, women still do not have pay equity, equal opportunity in the workforce, or the same access to resources as men; and

WHEREAS, in 1971 a Joint Resolution of Congress designated August 26 of each year as Women’s Equality Day.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby recognizes August 26, 2010 as Women’s Equality Day in Ingham County and welcomes the day when all women are truly equal to their male counterparts.

SS/ Commissioner Davis