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At its March 12 meeting, the Greenbelt City Council commemorated women’s important role in both national and local history. Mayor Emmett Jordan issued a proclamation designating March as National Women’s History Month in Greenbelt and recognizing the role of women in Greenbelt’s own history. Representing Greenbelt women leaders past and present, Editor Emerita of the News Review Mary Lou Williamson was on hand to receive the proclamation.
The text of the proclamation: Whereas, women of every race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and abilities have made historic contributions to the strength of our state and nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways; and
Whereas, in overcoming discrimination, harassment and hardship, women have been bold and fearless, never giving up on the promise that with hard work and determination, nothing is out of reach; and
Whereas, women play a critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere of the life of the Nation; and
Whereas, women have been leaders in securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and in the forefront of most progressive social change movements; and
Whereas, from the early days of Greenbelt to the present, women, like Eleanor Roosevelt, have been advocates and thought leaders in our community; and
Whereas, despite these contributions, the role of women has too often been overlooked and undervalued, in the literature and study of history.
Now therefore, be it resolved, I, Emmett V. Jordan, hereby proclaim that March is designated as National Women’s History Month and to recognize the role of women in the history of the City of Greenbelt.
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