Women's History Month, 2005

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Part V

The President

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Proclamation 7872--Women's History Month, 2005

Notice of March 2, 2005--Continuation of the National Emergency
Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or
Institutions in Zimbabwe

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 7872 of March 2, 2005

Women's History Month, 2005

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

During Women's History Month, we celebrate the
achievements of our Nation's women. For generations,
American women have helped build our great Nation
through their leadership as writers, teachers, artists,
politicians, doctors, and scientists, and in other
professions. As mothers, daughters, and sisters, women
have supported and strengthened American families and
communities. Women are at the forefront of
entrepreneurship in America, creating millions of new
jobs and helping to build our Nation's economic
prosperity.

We celebrate those who have broken down barriers for
women, such as Jacqueline Cochran, who was the founder
and director of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots
during World War II and the first woman to break the
sound barrier. Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori was the first
American woman to receive a Nobel Prize in the
sciences, and her research significantly advanced the
treatment of diabetes. In 1926, Olympic Gold Medalist
Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the
English Channel. Marian Anderson, a Presidential Medal
of Freedom recipient, opened doors in music as the
first African American to perform with the New York
Metropolitan Opera. Juliette Gordon Low encouraged
community service and the physical, mental, and
spiritual development of America's young women as
founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of
America. As we work to advance freedom and peace and
fight the war on terror, American women in uniform are
serving at posts at home and across the world, taking
great risks as they make our Nation more secure.

As we commemorate Women's History Month, I encourage
all Americans to celebrate the extraordinary
contributions and accomplishments of American women and
to continue our progress in making our society more
prosperous, just, and equal.

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 2005 as Women's
History Month. I call upon the people of the United
States to observe this month with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities that honor the history,
accomplishments, and contributions of American women.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
second day of March, in the year of our Lord two
thousand five, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.

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