City of Santa Maria
Santa Maria, California
Proclamation
WHEREAS, women in the United States have continuously worked to gain full rights and privileges, public or private, legal or institutional as citizens of the United States; and
WHEREAS, women in every state and every cultural and religious group worked to secure women’s right to vote; and
WHEREAS, Congress has designated August 26, the date the Nineteenth Amendment was certified, as Women’s Equality Day; and
WHEREAS, recognizing Women’s Equality Day as a day of celebration throughout the country emphasizes the importance of women’s work for democracy; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ALICE M. PATINO, Mayor of the City of Santa Maria hereby recognize August 26, 2024, as:
“WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY”
in the City of Santa Maria and encourage all residents to use this time to learn the importance of the women’s suffrage movement and the work to secure and expand equal rights.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the Seal of the City of Santa Maria to be affixed hereto this 20th day of August 2024.
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Alice M. Patino, Mayor