Bill Text: IL SR0269 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares March 27, 2019 as Elderly Women of Wisdom Day in Illinois to honor all women residing in skilled nursing facilities for their lifelong service to their families and communities.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-28 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III [SR0269 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0269-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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9 | WHEREAS, They have earned the right to be honored, cared | ||||||
10 | for, and protected as women of wisdom; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Female nursing home residents have raised their | ||||||
12 | families, taught our children, and led their communities; and
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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
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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
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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
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7 | WHEREAS, They are deserving of the highest caliber of care | ||||||
8 | as they live out their final years; and
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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
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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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