| Women's History Month 2004 |
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Part of a series of Presidential Press Releases on the topic of women's history. Brought to you as a service by your About Guide to Women's History.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press
Secretary
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For Immediate Release
March 6, 2004
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Women's History Month, 2004
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Women's History Month, we celebrate the
many accomplishments of our Nation's women.
Women are leaders in American business, government, law, science, medicine, the
arts, education, and many other fields. As mothers, sisters, and daughters, they
bring compassion and integrity to our communities and help to teach our children
the values that make our country great.
Women today are following in the footsteps of pioneers such as Sarah Pierce,
Emma Willard, Catherine Beecher, and Mary Lyon, who helped open the doors to
higher education for women in our country. Their vision and determination
changed America forever. Women today also join a long tradition of defending our
Nation. During the Revolutionary War, Margaret Cochran Corbin fought as a gunner
and was severely wounded at the battle of Fort Washington. Today, more than
200,000 women are serving in our Nation's Armed Forces and working to defend
America and advance peace and freedom. We are grateful for their sacrifice and
for the military families that support them.
This month, we celebrate the many ways women strengthen and enrich America.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by
virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim March 2004 as Women's History Month. I call upon all
Americans to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of March, in the
year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
