HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03-07 Women's History MonthWHEREAS, the City of Englewood recognizes that our nation was founded upon the principles
that all people are created equal and that each person has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness; and
WHEREAS, March is nationally recognized as Women's History Month with the first Women's
Day taking place on February 28, 1909 in New York City, to honor the one-year anniversary of the
garment worker's strikes in New York, when thousands of women marched for economic rights; and
WHEREAS, in 1903, a group of pioneer women, headed by Mrs. Jacob Jones, began a campaign
to make the Orchard Place community-near present day downtown Englewood-safer and more
desirable by forming a City and a government; and
WHEREAS, American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic
contributions to our nation and community in countless recorded and unrecorded ways; and
WHEREAS, American women have played and continue to play critical economic, cultural, and
social roles in every sphere of life, by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working inside
and outside of the home; and
WHEREAS, American women have served our country in the military, secured their own rights
of suffrage and equal opportunity, and been leaders in the abolitionist, emancipation, labor, civil rights,
and other social and political movements; and
WHEREAS the City established the staff-based Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee made
up of 19 staff members from all departments that unanimously approved a recommendation for a Women's
History Month proclamation; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT, I Othoniel Sierra, Mayor of the City of
Englewood, Colorado ("the City") and the City Council, hereby proclaim:
March 2022, as Women's History Month in Englewood, and encourage all residents to
consider the contributions of women to the past, present and future of Englewood.
GIVEN under my hand and seal this 7th day of March,
Othoniel Sierra, Mayor