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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the 
3Constitution of the United States, guided by the shared ideals 
4of freedom, sovereignty, democracy, civil liberties, and 
5individual rights; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, From 1919 to 1920, the Sixty-Sixth Congress 
7debated, and state legislatures considered, an amendment to the 
8Constitution to provide suffrage for women; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, On May 21, 1919, the U.S. House of Representatives 
10approved a proposed amendment, followed by the Senate a few 
11weeks later on June 4, 1919; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, The introduction, passage, and ultimate 
13ratification of the 19th Amendment were the culmination of 
14decades of work and struggle by advocates for the rights of 
15women across the United States and worldwide; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The ratification of the 19th Amendment ensured 
17women could more fully participate in our democracy and 
18fundamentally changed the role of women in the civic life of 
19our nation; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, August 18, 2020 marks the centennial of the 
 
 
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1ratification of the 19th Amendment by three-fourths of the 
2states, providing the support necessary under Article V of the 
3Constitution of the United States; and
 
4    WHEREAS, August 26, 2020 marks the centennial of the 19th 
5Amendment becoming a part of the Constitution of the United 
6States, providing for women's suffrage; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare August 26, 
92020 as "Women's Suffrage Day" in the State of Illinois.