HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 03/06/2018 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH 2018 AS WOMEN'S HISTOPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, those who identify as women of every race, class, and ethnic background
have contributed to the growth and strength of our community in countless recorded and
unrecorded ways; and
WHEREAS, women like Alice Waltrous, Fort Collins’ first school teacher in 1870, and
Jovita Vallecillo Lobato, the first Latina woman to graduate from CSU in 1936, have helped to
create the diverse fabric of our Fort Collins community; and
WHEREAS, women have played and continue to play critical economic, cultural, and
social roles in every sphere of life in our community; and
WHEREAS, despite these contributions, the role of women in history has often been
overlooked; and
WHEREAS, National Women’s History Month provides an excellent opportunity for
citizens to learn more about the work of local organizations that honor and make known the
contributions that women in Fort Collins have made, including Zonta International of Fort
Collins, The Archive at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, Colorado State University’s
Women and Gender Advocacy Center, and the Fort Collins Historical Society.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
declare the month of March 2018 as
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
in the city of Fort Collins.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 6th day of March, A.D. 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk