City of Philadelphia - File #: 050781

• File #: 050781
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 9/15/2005
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/15/2005
• Title: Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The 85th Anniversary Of A Great American Milestone - In 1920, The 19th Amendment To The U.S. Constitution Was Passed Giving Women The Right to Vote.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Blackwell, Council President Verna, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Clarke

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/15/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
9/15/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
9/15/2005	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The 85^th Anniversary Of A Great American Milestone - In 1920, The 19^th Amendment To The U.S. Constitution Was Passed Giving Women The Right to Vote.

Body

WHEREAS, On August 26, 1920, the 19^th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed, giving women the right to vote; and

WHEREAS, Progressives for years, nay decades, nay well more than a century, struggled mightily to secure for women the right to vote and political equality, fulfilling the promise of the Declaration of Independence; and

WHEREAS, American women now compose more than half of our nation's voting-age population; and

WHEREAS, The nonpartisan League of Women Voters was founded shortly before the 19th Amendment was passed, to educate women about the importance of the right to vote and the exercise of that franchise; and

WHEREAS, The League began as a “mighty political experiment” designed to help 20 million women carry out their responsibilities as voters, encouraging them to use their new power to participate in shaping public policy; and

WHEREAS, The League currently continues to encourage women to use their new power to help shape public policy: Members are encouraged to educate citizens about, and lobby for, government and social reform legislation; and

WHEREAS, Philadelphia's National Constitution Center and the National Women's History Project of Santa Rosa, California, have cosponsored “Women Win the Vote: 85 Years and Beyond;” now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That City Council Hereby Recognize, Honor, And Celebrate The 85^th Anniversary Of A Great American Milestone - The 19^th Amendment To The U.S. Constitution Was Passed Giving Women The Right to Vote.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to The League of Women Voters of Philadelphia as further evidencing the sincere admiration and gratitude of this legislative body.

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