For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 6, 2004
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
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