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House adopts resolution declaring March 2025 as Women's History Month
Summary
The Michigan House adopted House Resolution 37 to declare March 2025 as Women's History Month. Representative Steele delivered remarks about the history and contributions of women in Michigan.
House Resolution 37, introduced by Representative Steele, was adopted by the Michigan House to declare March 2025 as Women's History Month. Representative Steele delivered an extended floor statement recounting Title IX, early female legislators and women leaders, and urged bipartisan support for the resolution. The House adopted the resolution by voice vote: "All those in favor ... I. I. Those opposed nay. The resolution is adopted."
In floor remarks Steele cited the state's first female legislators, naming state Senator Eva McCall Hamilton (1921) and state Representative Cora Reynolds Anderson (1925), and described the contributions of women in business, education, health care and public service. Steele connected the resolution to protecting rights and encouraging future generations of women to serve in public life.
The transcript records the sponsor's remarks and the voice vote adopting the resolution; the resolution was referred to the committee on government operations earlier in the day and presented on the floor for adoption.
