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Charleston issues three proclamations and hears Commission on Women proposals on Oct. 28 recognition and breastfeeding pods
Summary
Mayor William S. Cogswell proclaimed March observances including Women's History Month, Women in Construction Week and Lights Out Charleston nights; the City's Commission on Women asked council to recognize Oct. 28 as Equal Credit Opportunity Day and to champion breastfeeding pods in public spaces.
Mayor William S. Cogswell issued three proclamations at the March 11 council meeting: March 2025 as Women's History Month, Women in Construction Week (Palmetto chapter of NAWIC) and a Lights Out Charleston nights proclamation encouraging reduced nighttime lighting during spring and fall bird migration.
Representatives of the City of Charleston's Commission on Women presented to council and requested two initiatives for council consideration: (1) that the city officially recognize Oct. 28 as Equal Credit Opportunity Day (marking the 1974 federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act) and (2)…
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