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Schakowsky Recognizes 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day

The congresswoman introduces a resolution to celebrate a century of achievement for women.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced a resolution on International Women’s Day to recognize March 8, 2011 as the 100th anniversary.

“Today I introduced a resolution to honor the value and power of all women and girls – whose ordinary lives are actually quite extraordinary – on this 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.  My resolution, and also this day, is meant to highlight the contributions made by our sisters all around the world.”   

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