Bamberg, South Carolina (March 2018) – At the March 5, 2018 Bamberg County Council meeting, Councilwoman Sharon Hammond introduced a resolution titled, “Nevertheless, She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination against Women.” Hammond introduced the resolution at the March County Council meeting because the month of March is designated as National Women’s History Month. This designation was approved by the United States Congress in 1987.

Councilwoman Hammond stated, “All of the women in this room are standing on the shoulders of those who came before us. We still have strides to make but we should be proud of our progress. Look around and shake the hand of the woman nearest you. Women are excelling in practically every area as men. Bamberg County thanks all the women who serve as elected officials and the female employees who work in government, healthcare, education, corporations, and every other industry that supports our local and national economies.”

The resolution was unanimously approved by Bamberg County Council on March 5, 2018 and placed within the permanent written records of Bamberg County.

The entire text of the resolution is:

Nevertheless, She Persisted:

Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination against Women.”

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WHEREAS, before the 1960s and 1970s women had no rights. Women’s history was at one time neglected in all areas – healthcare, sports, business, education, government, public service, law, the arts, the military and all other areas; and

WHEREAS, in 1978, a Sonoma, California school district sponsored a Women’s History Week to promote the teaching of women’s history in its schools; and

WHEREAS, National Women’s  History Month began as a single week and as a local event; and

WHEREAS, Congress passed a resolution making the week a national celebration in 1981; and

WHEREAS, a group of women campaigned with representatives from schools, libraries, and museums to expand the celebration to a full month, and Congress approved in 1987; and

WHEREAS, the month of March is to pay tribute to women of every ethnic background, race and class in America whose commitment to nature and the planet have proved invaluable; and

WHEREAS, American women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, me too movement, and other movements, especially the peace movement, which create a more fair and just society for all; and

WHEREAS, since 1995, The President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation each March, calling upon the people of the United States to observe March as Women’s History Month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

WHEREAS, the 2018 theme for National Women's History Month is "Nevertheless, She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women"; and

WHEREAS, we now have women excelling in practically every area as men. Women are astronauts, Supreme Court Justices, Governors, college presidents, in aviation, CEOs of multi-million dollar companies, entrepreneurs, etc.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, this 5th day of March 2018,  that the Bamberg County Council recognizes and applauds the achievements made by women of the past, the present and their “pioneering the future.”

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this 5th day of March 2018 that a copy of this resolution shall be placed in the permanent written records of Bamberg County.