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City of Fort Collins
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, in 1971 Congresswoman Bella Abzug introduced the first Congressional
resolution officially designating August 26 as Women's Equality Day; and
WHEREAS, women are celebrating the 82nd anniversary of the passage of the 19th
Amendment to the United States Constitution which secured the right to vote for all American
women; and
WHEREAS,from the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to the Declaration of Sentiments
at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, it took 72 years from the Seneca Falls Convention to the
ratification of the Suffrage Amendment in 1920; and
WHEREAS, 82 years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women still represent
only 13 of 100 members in the Senate and only 62 of 435 members in the House; and
WHEREAS, the Convention to Eliminate Discrimination Against Women, an international
treaty drafted and signed by the President in 1980, has since been ratified by 169 nations, but has
yet to be ratified by the United States; and
WHEREAS, women look to the courage and determination of our foremothers in the
suffrage movement to find inspiration to overcome the barriers which remain.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ray Martinez, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim August 26, 2002 as
WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY
in the City of Fort Collins in recognition of the anniversary and as a reminder of women's
continuing efforts for equality.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 20th day of August, A.D. 2002.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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