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This resolution designates May 21st of each year, starting in 2026, as Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay Day in Virginia, honoring Eliza Monroe Hay, the daughter of the fifth U.S. President James Monroe. The resolution highlights her life, including her upbringing, education abroad, marriage, and her significant role in managing the White House household and social obligations due to her mother's declining health. It also acknowledges her selfless dedication to caring for sick family members and friends, even during epidemics, and her later struggles, including financial hardship and the loss of her family. The resolution further notes the recent efforts to repatriate her remains to Virginia and inter them with her family, recognizing her as an inspiration for her devotion, fortitude, generosity, compassion, and sense of duty, and encouraging recognition of her legacy and opportunities for historical preservation and leadership.

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HJ47