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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The future of our nation's productivity and 
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competitiveness in the global workplace depends on the success 
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of boys and girls, men and women; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Women have been discriminated against in 
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education, the workplace, and society as a whole; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women 
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opens doors for women and girls and influences public debate on 
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critical social issues such as education, civil rights, and 
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workplace equity; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women 
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promotes excellence in academia for women through the 
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improvement of schools, communities, and fields of work for the 
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benefit of all; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women is 
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one of the oldest existing organizations dedicated to promoting 
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education and equity for women and girls; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women 
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celebrates its 125th anniversary this year, from its founding 
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on November 28, 1881; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The American Association of University Women of 
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Illinois advances the American Association of University 
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Women's 125-year legacy of leadership on behalf of women and 
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girls; and
 
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    WHEREAS, We are proud that Ruth Sweetser, the current 
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national American Association of University Women President, 
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is a resident of Illinois and we salute Nancy Daughtery, the 
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President of the American Association of University 
 


 






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Women-Illinois; therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate the American Association of University Women on 
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the 125th anniversary of their organization; and urge all the 
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citizens of the State of Illinois to recognize the value of 
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education and an equitable society and the laudable work of the 
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American Association of University Women to that end; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to Ruth Sweetser and Nancy Daughtery.