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ABOUT WOMEN W om en H o n o re d The United States Congress proclaimed a joint resolu tion, designating the week beginning March 3rd, 1985 as “Women’s History Week”. It states: Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic background helped found the Nation in count less recorded and unrecorded ways as servants, slaves, nurses, nuns, homemakers, industrial workers, teachers, reformers, soldiers, and pioneers; Whereas American women have played and continue to play a critical economic, cultural, social role in every sphere of our Nations’s life by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working in and outside of the home; Whereas American women have played a unique role throughout our history by providing the majority of the Nation’s volunteer labor force and have been particu larly important in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic and cultural institutions in the country; Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early leaders in the fore front of every major progressive social change move ment, not only to secure their own right of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist move ment, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor union movement, and the modern civil rights movement; Whereas despite these contributions, the role of the American women in history has been consistently over looked and undervalued in the body of American history: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer ica in Congress assembled, that the week beginning 03 March, 1985 is designated as “Women’s History Week” and the President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. M e a n w h ile , in N e w York State.... New York State proclaimed the entire month of March as W o m e n ’s H is to ry M o n th , and according to Kay J. Wight, chairperson of the New York Commission on the Status of Women, it was designed to “make us all aware of the substantial historical contributions of women.” Conferences, performances, forums, study groups and exhibits were liberally scheduled throughout the month, upholding the theme of women in history and focusing on virtually every aspect of women’s life in New York. Several publications were made available: “Women’s History Curriculum Guide,” published by the National Women’s History Project of Santa Rosa, CA., a magazine containing information of women’s history projects and study groups, other guidebooks, journals and reference materials, as well as brief biographies of prominent women in American history; ’’Women Making History: Conversations with Fifteen New Yorkers,” published by the Commission of the Sta tus of Women. The book contains interviews with such prominent New York women as Geraldine Ferraro and Beverly Sills, among others. Both books can be obtained by writing to the Commission on the Status of Women, 52 Chambers Street, Suite 207, New York, NY 10007. New York City has its own Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) which was established by Mayoral Exe cutive Order in 1975. Its purpose is to advise the Mayor on women’s issues, to support and promote women’s rights in NYC and to advocate change to advance women’s equality. The Commission is empowered to: a) study and analyze the nature and extent of discrimi nation against women in the City of New York; b) provide data needed by the Office of the Mayor, with a view toward bringing about equitable institutional changes; c) make recommendations to the Mayor for legislative or executive action to eliminate discrimination against women and to ensure equal opportunity; d) protect and promote the status of women in all areas, such as employment, housing, education and health and encourage all sectors of the City to cooper ate in such endeavors; e) work in conjunction with governmental agencies, where appropriate; f) compile informational reports and issue results of its research and investigations. CSW publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, S ta tu s R e p o rt, which is a major component of its public infor mation program. It is distributed free, and carries arti cles on activities of the CSW and other women’s groups, legislation, educational and professional opportunities, as well as book reviews and editorial columns. The Commission also publishes a G u id e to W o m e n ’s S tu dies, a comprehensive listing of courses of particular interest to and about women offered by the City’s edu cational institutions and community centers. The CSW also provides a resource center offering information and referrals for individuals and groups in New York City and in the United States. A small library is maintained on the premises, as well as a comprehen sive clipping file of articles on current women’s eco nomic, social and political issues. The New York City Commission on the Status of Women is located at 52 Chambers St., New York, NY, 10007 (212) 566-3830. Stamp of recognition... The first stamp issued by the United States Postal Ser vice which featured an American woman, appeared in 1902 and honored Martha Washington (1731-1802), wife of George Washington, first President of the United 26 ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, БЕРЕЗЕНЬ—КВІТЕНЬ 1985 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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