| Presidential Proclamation |
Dear Ms Womack,
I would like to thank you for meeting me and my colleagues of International Visitor Leadership Program
at Kansas City, MO´s City Hall on Friday. I very much appreciate your time you dedicated to the group
and ideas you shared with us. I have enjoyed the meeting thoroughly. I am enclosing you two
photographs to commemorate the occasion.
And I keep my fingers crossed for Robin. I know she will make it!
Yours sincerely,
Martina Jezkova
Brno, Czech Republic
I would like to thank you for meeting me and my colleagues of International Visitor Leadership Program
at Kansas City, MO´s City Hall on Friday. I very much appreciate your time you dedicated to the group
and ideas you shared with us. I have enjoyed the meeting thoroughly. I am enclosing you two
photographs to commemorate the occasion.
And I keep my fingers crossed for Robin. I know she will make it!
Yours sincerely,
Martina Jezkova
Brno, Czech Republic
News
| NWPC Congratulates Judy Baker on HHS Appointment |
Born in Colombia, Judy Baker is a formerly NWPC-endorsed Candidate who ran for U.S. Congress in
2008 and narrowly lost her election. When she ran, improved health care and guaranteed quality
veteran’s health care were two of her main issues. So when HHS Secretary Katherine Sebelius
announced four new regional directors of the US Department of HHS, it was no surprise that Baker was
among them.A former member of the Missouri House representing their 25th district, she will head
Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska), and represent Secretary Sebelius in working with
officials at the federal, state, and local level on health & social service issues. NWPC congratulates
Judy Baker on her appointment, and commends the White House and Department of HHS for the
excellent choice.
2008 and narrowly lost her election. When she ran, improved health care and guaranteed quality
veteran’s health care were two of her main issues. So when HHS Secretary Katherine Sebelius
announced four new regional directors of the US Department of HHS, it was no surprise that Baker was
among them.A former member of the Missouri House representing their 25th district, she will head
Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska), and represent Secretary Sebelius in working with
officials at the federal, state, and local level on health & social service issues. NWPC congratulates
Judy Baker on her appointment, and commends the White House and Department of HHS for the
excellent choice.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release March 2, 2010
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, 2010
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Countless women have steered the course of our history, and their stories are ones of steadfast
determination. From reaching for the ballot box to breaking barriers on athletic fields and battlefields,
American women have stood resolute in the face of adversity and overcome obstacles to realize their
full measure of success. Women's History Month is an opportunity for us to recognize the contributions
women have made to our Nation, and to honor those who blazed trails for women's empowerment and
equality.
Women from all walks of life have improved their communities and our Nation. Sylvia Mendez and her
family stood up for her right to an education and catalyzed the desegregation of our schools. Starting as
a caseworker in city government, Dr. Dorothy Height has dedicated her life to building a more just
society. One of our young heroes, Caroline Moore, contributed to advances in astronomy by discovering
a supernova at age 14.
When women like these reach their potential, our country as a whole prospers. That is the duty of our
Government -- not to guarantee success, but to ensure all Americans can achieve it. My Administration
is working to fulfill this promise with initiatives like the White House Council on Women and Girls, which
promotes the importance of taking women and girls into account in Federal policies and programs.
This council is committed to ensuring our Government does all it can to give our daughters the chance
to achieve their dreams.
As we move forward, we must correct persisting inequalities. Women comprise over 50 percent of our
population but hold fewer than 17 percent of our congressional seats. More than half our college
students are female, yet when they graduate, their male classmates still receive higher pay on average
for the same work. Women also hold disproportionately fewer science and engineering jobs. That is
why my Administration launched our Educate to Innovate campaign, which will inspire young people
from all backgrounds to drive America to the forefront of science, technology, engineering, and math. By
increasing women's participation in these fields, we will foster a new generation of innovators to follow
in the footsteps of the three American women selected as 2009 Nobel Laureates.
Our Nation's commitment to women's rights must not end at our own borders, and my Administration is
making global women's empowerment a core pillar of our foreign policy. My Administration created the
first Office for Global Women's Issues and appointed an Ambassador at Large to head it. We are
working with the United Nations and other international institutions to support women's equality and to
curtail violence against women and girls, especially in situations of war and conflict. We are partnering
internationally to improve women's welfare through targeted investments in agriculture, nutrition, and
health, as well as programs that empower women to contribute to economic and social progress in
their communities. And we are following through on the commitments I made in Cairo to promote
access to education, improve literacy, and expand employment opportunities for women and girls.
This month, let us carry forth the legacy of our mothers and grandmothers. As we honor the women who
have shaped our Nation, we must remember that we are tasked with writing the next chapter of
women's history. Only if we teach our daughters that no obstacle is too great for them, that no ceiling
can block their ascent, will we inspire them to reach for their highest aspirations and achieve true
equality.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March
2010 as Women's History Month. I call upon all our citizens 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 ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
thirty-fourth.
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release March 2, 2010
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, 2010
- - - - - - -
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Countless women have steered the course of our history, and their stories are ones of steadfast
determination. From reaching for the ballot box to breaking barriers on athletic fields and battlefields,
American women have stood resolute in the face of adversity and overcome obstacles to realize their
full measure of success. Women's History Month is an opportunity for us to recognize the contributions
women have made to our Nation, and to honor those who blazed trails for women's empowerment and
equality.
Women from all walks of life have improved their communities and our Nation. Sylvia Mendez and her
family stood up for her right to an education and catalyzed the desegregation of our schools. Starting as
a caseworker in city government, Dr. Dorothy Height has dedicated her life to building a more just
society. One of our young heroes, Caroline Moore, contributed to advances in astronomy by discovering
a supernova at age 14.
When women like these reach their potential, our country as a whole prospers. That is the duty of our
Government -- not to guarantee success, but to ensure all Americans can achieve it. My Administration
is working to fulfill this promise with initiatives like the White House Council on Women and Girls, which
promotes the importance of taking women and girls into account in Federal policies and programs.
This council is committed to ensuring our Government does all it can to give our daughters the chance
to achieve their dreams.
As we move forward, we must correct persisting inequalities. Women comprise over 50 percent of our
population but hold fewer than 17 percent of our congressional seats. More than half our college
students are female, yet when they graduate, their male classmates still receive higher pay on average
for the same work. Women also hold disproportionately fewer science and engineering jobs. That is
why my Administration launched our Educate to Innovate campaign, which will inspire young people
from all backgrounds to drive America to the forefront of science, technology, engineering, and math. By
increasing women's participation in these fields, we will foster a new generation of innovators to follow
in the footsteps of the three American women selected as 2009 Nobel Laureates.
Our Nation's commitment to women's rights must not end at our own borders, and my Administration is
making global women's empowerment a core pillar of our foreign policy. My Administration created the
first Office for Global Women's Issues and appointed an Ambassador at Large to head it. We are
working with the United Nations and other international institutions to support women's equality and to
curtail violence against women and girls, especially in situations of war and conflict. We are partnering
internationally to improve women's welfare through targeted investments in agriculture, nutrition, and
health, as well as programs that empower women to contribute to economic and social progress in
their communities. And we are following through on the commitments I made in Cairo to promote
access to education, improve literacy, and expand employment opportunities for women and girls.
This month, let us carry forth the legacy of our mothers and grandmothers. As we honor the women who
have shaped our Nation, we must remember that we are tasked with writing the next chapter of
women's history. Only if we teach our daughters that no obstacle is too great for them, that no ceiling
can block their ascent, will we inspire them to reach for their highest aspirations and achieve true
equality.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March
2010 as Women's History Month. I call upon all our citizens 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 ten, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
thirty-fourth.
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