City of
Manhattan Beach
Proclamation
(Wherers, women of erer race, class, and ethnic background hare made historic contributions to the growth and strength of Manhattan Beach in countless recorded and unrecorded wars; and Whereres, romen hare plared and continue to plat a critical economic, cultural and social role in erer sphere of the lite of Manhattan Beach be constituting a signiticant portion of the labor force working inside and outside of the home; and
Whereres women were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in Manhattan Beach; and
Wherecess women of'erer race, class, and ethnic background served as carr leaders in the forefiont of erer major progressire social change morement; and
Wherers, women have served our country courageously in the militar; and Wherets. women hare been leaders, not only in securing their omn rights of suffiage and equal opportunit; but also in the abolitionist morement, the emancipation morement, the industrial labor morement, the ciril rights morement, and other movements, especially the peace morement, which create a more fan and just societ for all; and (Wherers, despite these contributions, the role of'romen in historr has been consistentr orerlooked and undervalued, in the literature, teaching and studs of American historr:
Now. Therefore. Be I Resolved that I, David Lesser, Mavor of the City of Manhatan Beach, Calitornia, on behalf of the City Council and the residents of Manhattan Beach, do herebr proclaim March 2020, as
National Mamen's Sierry Month
and encourage all resents and rsitors to Manhattan Beach to recognize and celebrate the tremendous contributions that women of the past, present, and future make to cit; state, national and world historr:
Dated this 3 dies of March, 2026.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Liza Tamura
CITY OF
A LIFORN