WHEREAS
,
In 1910, International Women's Day was established at the First International Women's Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark through a resolution by German social advocate Clara Zetkin; and
WHEREAS
,
The first International Women's Day was celebrated in 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, and has now spread to 67 countries spanning 6 continents; and
WHEREAS
,
Women have made substantial accomplishments in social, political and economic life since the first International Women's day through their impassioned advocacy, hard work and commitment to the ideals of equality, respect and tolerance; and
WHEREAS
,
The 100th International Women's Day will be celebrated on March 8th of this year with particular attention to the theme Equal Access to Education, Training, Science and Technology: Pathways to Decent Work for Women; and
WHEREAS
,
In 1987, the United States Congress incorporated the history of International Women's Day into its proclamation establishing March as Women's History Month; and
WHEREAS
,
Oxfam, an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice, has brought together a diverse group of American women as
Sisters on the Planet
for raising awareness about climate change, hunger, and other crises facing women in poor countries; and
WHEREAS
,
The Institute for Women's Health and Leadership at the Drexel University College of Medicine will commemorate the centennial of International Women's Day with an exhibit at the National Constitution Center entitled From the Absence of Many to the Presence of All - The Unfinished Business of Women's Equality; and
WHEREAS
,
Women's Campaign International and its founder and chairwoman Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky will mark International Women's Day by promoting advocacy training for women at the Fels School of Government at the University of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS
,
Philadelphia has established itself as a center for intellectual, social and cultural life through the countless efforts of women like Marion Anderson, Margaret Mead, Betsy Ross, Sonia Sanchez, C. Delores Tucker and Madame C.J. Walker; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby recognize and congratulate women and girls throughout the world on the 100th celebration of International Women's Day.
FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to International Women's Day representatives as evidence of the sincere sentiments of this legislative body.
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