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Regular Council
STAFF MEMO
Meeting: Regular Council -Aug 13 2020
Staff Contact: Mayor Abby Brennan
Department: Council
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Proclamation Honoring the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States
Constitution
Women's rights 100 Years Old
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Agenda Item #3.
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Proclamation in Honor of the 1001h Anniversary
of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution
WHEREAS, the year 2020 marks the 100t"anniversary of the ratification of the 19tn
Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing and protecting women's
right to vote; and
WHEREAS, this centennial offers an opportunity to commemorate a milestone of
democracy; that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the federal or state governments on account of sex; and
WHEREAS, we honor the women who led this movement, whose stories must not
be lost to history. Florida's Ella C. Chamberlain, Tampa: 1892, began Woman's
Suffrage Movement in Florida; Mary A. Nolan, Jacksonville: who picketed the White
House in 1917, the oldest suffrage prisoner and "Night of Terror" survivor; and Julia
(Harrison) Norris, Tampa: Chair of the NAWSA's Legislative Committee; and
WHEREAS, Florida holds a special place in women's suffrage history as thousands of
Florida women advocated for the right to vote on the streets, in the newspapers, in the
state capital and throughout this great state; and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Abby Brennan, Mayor of Tequesta hereby
recommend that residents and civic institutions honor the role of the ratification of
the 19t"Amendment in further promoting the core values of our democracy as
promised by the Constitution of the United States; reaffirm the opportunity for
students and adults to learn about and commemorate the efforts of the women's
suffrage movement and the role of women in our democracy; and reaffirm our desire
to continue to strengthen democratic participation and to inspire future generations
to cherish and preserve the historic precedent established under the 19th
Amendment.
MAYOR ATTEST