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This concurrent resolution designates March 8th, 2025, as International Women's Day in Delaware, recognizing the significant contributions and ongoing struggles of women throughout history. The resolution highlights women's critical roles in society, including their contributions to family care, economic growth, conflict resolution, and community development, with particular emphasis on their essential work during the COVID-19 pandemic. It acknowledges the historical fight for equal rights by suffragists and activists, and specifically honors numerous notable Delaware and national women leaders, including Susan B. Anthony, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and women representatives and senators in the 153rd General Assembly. The resolution traces the origins of International Women's Day to a 1975 United Nations General Assembly declaration and calls on all Delawareans to commemorate and celebrate women's accomplishments at the state and national levels, emphasizing the importance of recognizing women's ongoing contributions to society and the progress they have achieved in the face of historical barriers.

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