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A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2024 AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 1, 2024 AS THE BETSEY, LUCY, AND ANARCHA DAYS OF RECOGNITION FOR THE CITY OF GAHANNA
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WHEREAS, women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our nation, state, and community in countless recorded and unrecorded ways; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 theme of Women's History Month as established by the National Women's History Alliance (NWHA) is "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion." The NWHA shares: "the theme recognizes women throughout the country who understand that, for a positive future, we need to eliminate bias and discrimination entirely from our lives and institutions;" and
WHEREAS, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), in the 1840s, Betsey, Lucy, and Anarcha, three enslaved Black women in Alabama, were subjected to inhumane and painful experimentation; and
WHEREAS, since 2021, ACOG has encouraged education of Betsey, Lucy, and Anarcha's harrowing experiences in order to help raise awareness about the history of racism and sexism in medicine, to learn from the history of racism and sexism in obstetrics and gynecology; and to remember the importance of more inclusive, respectful, and culturally informed service across industries and sectors; and
WHEREAS, women have played and continue to play critical economic, cultural, and social roles in every sphere of the life of the nation by constituting a significant portion of the labor force, both volunteer and paid, working inside and outside of the home; and
WHEREAS, women were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our nation; and
WHEREAS, women have served our country courageously in the military and as first responders in firefighting and paramedicine, dispatching, and policing; and
WHEREAS, women have been leaders, not onl...
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