HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-03-06 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
%j%'omen'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 the 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 stablished the staff -based Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
made up of 19 staff members from all departments that unanimously approved a
recommendation for Women's History Month proclamation.
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 2023 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 this day of March, 2023
Othoniel Sierra, Mayor