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Honoring and celebrating the remarkable accomplishments of inspiring women leaders: Benazir Bhutto, Sarah Boone, Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown, Meta L. Christy DO, Admiral Michelle Howard, Mae Jemison, Katherine Johnson, Condoleezza Rice, Linda Thomas-Greenfield and Madam C.J. Walker, in honor of Women's History Month.
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WHEREAS, Women's History is American History. Women's History Month commemorates and encourages the study, observance, and celebration of the vital role women play in American history. Women's History Month was first declared by an Act of Congress in March of 1987; and
WHEREAS, Benazir Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan and the first female Prime Minister of a Muslim-majority nation. Bhutto was born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1953 and was the daughter of future Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. She gained early education in Pakistan before moving to the United States for college. She attended Radcliffe College and Harvard University, earning a degree in comparative government. After earning her bachelor's degree, she attended Oxford University between 1973 and 1977. After returning to Pakistan in 1977, Bhutto was placed under house arrest after a military coup. After the death of her father, she inherited the leadership of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). In 1984, Bhutto moved to England where she continued her leadership of the PPP. She returned to Pakistan in 1986 and launched a campaign for open elections. On December 1, 1988, Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of Pakistan. After losing an election bid in 1990, she became a symbol of opposition leadership and she returned to the Premiership in 1993. After being replaced in 1996, she placed herself in exile in Britain and Dubai. Bhutto returned to Pakistan in 2007 but was tragically assassinated shortly after returning; and
WHEREAS, Sarah Boone was one of the first African American women to earn a patent. Boone was born to enslaved parents in North C...
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