Governor Northam Proclaims March Women’s History Month in Virginia
Posted by Staff | Mar 3, 2021 | News | |
RICHMOND Governor Ralph Northam today issued a proclamation and made the following statement on Women’s History Month, which is celebrated in Virginia and nationwide during March to honor trailblazing women who have helped move the country and the Commonwealth forward.
“Virginia has no shortage of pioneering women who have made history by overcoming doubt and discrimination, by daring to step into roles that had never been held by a woman, and by breaking down barriers for those who would follow. During Women’s History Month, we celebrate milestones in gender equality, and we uplift the stories of women who have impacted our world with their creativity, advocacy, service, invention, and discovery.
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RICHMOND, Va. â Gov. Ralph Northam has declared March Women s History Month in Virginia.
Women s History Month is celebrated annually in the state and nationwide during the third month of the year to honor trailblazing women who have helped move the country and the Commonwealth forward.
Gov. Northam issued the following proclamation Monday:
Virginia has no shortage of pioneering women who have made history by overcoming doubt and discrimination, by daring to step into roles that had never been held by a woman, and by breaking down barriers for those who would follow. During Womenâs History Month, we celebrate milestones in gender equality, and we uplift the stories of women who have impacted our world with their creativity, advocacy, service, invention, and discovery.