Full Text of SR0269 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, March has been designated as Women's History Month | 3 | | to honor the contributions of women to our State and to our | 4 | | nation; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Women living in nursing homes are among our oldest | 6 | | Illinoisans of every race, ethnicity, and socio-economic | 7 | | status and have contributed mightily to our communities through | 8 | | their passion, ingenuity, and tireless determination; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, They have earned the right to be honored, cared | 10 | | for, and protected as women of wisdom; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Female nursing home residents have raised their | 12 | | families, taught our children, and led their communities; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In their lifetimes, these elderly women of wisdom | 14 | | have broken through the glass ceiling, served in the military | 15 | | to preserve freedom, and fought for the rights of women and | 16 | | children to live free from violence; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, These elderly women of wisdom have marched on the | 18 | | Chicago lakefront and the streets of Springfield as they worked | 19 | | tirelessly to ratify the ERA in Illinois; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Many struggled to raise their children, earning | 2 | | only 59 cents for every dollar earned by their male | 3 | | counterparts; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Many of these elderly women of wisdom are now over | 5 | | 100 years old and must now look to the younger generations to | 6 | | care for them; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, They are deserving of the highest caliber of care | 8 | | as they live out their final years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, It is important that they are not forgotten and | 10 | | are included in the celebration of Women's History Month; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March 27, | 14 | | 2019 as Elderly Women of Wisdom Day In Illinois to honor all | 15 | | women residing in skilled nursing facilities for their lifelong | 16 | | service to their families and communities.
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