New York J 1701: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2026, as Women s History Month in the State of New York

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J01701 Summary:

BILL NOJ01701 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSTEWART-COUSINS

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BAILEY, BASKIN, BORRELLO, BOTTCHER, BRISPORT, BROUK, BYNOE, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK,
 CHAN, CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, GRIFFO,
 HARCKHAM, HELMING, HINCHEY, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LANZA, LIU, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA,
 MAY, MAYER, MURRAY, MYRIE, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RHOADS,
 RIVERA, ROLISON, RYAN C, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS,
 STAVISKY, STEC, SUTTON, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBB, WEBER, WEIK, ZELLNER

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BILL NOJ01701 

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03/04/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

03/05/2026ADOPTED

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Senate Resolution No. 1701

BY: Senator STEWART-COUSINS

 MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
 March 2026, as Women's History Month in the State of
 New York, honoring the extraordinary innovation,
 resilience, and contributions of women who have
 shaped New York and the Nation

 WHEREAS, March is recognized as Women's History Month, a time when
New York State honors the women whose leadership, creativity, and
perseverance have transformed our communities and advanced equality
across generations; and

 WHEREAS, New York has long stood at the forefront of the women's
rights movement, from the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 to the present
day, serving as a national engine for progress in civil rights,
education, economic opportunity, and democratic participation; and

 WHEREAS, Women across every field, politics, science, medicine, law,
business, education, the arts, journalism, and public service, have
driven innovation and broken barriers despite systemic discrimination,
ensuring that New York and this Nation remains a place where bold ideas
and courageous leadership thrive; and

 WHEREAS, New York's legacy of women innovators began early,
including Emma Willard, who in 1821 founded the Troy Female Seminary,
the first endowed institution for women's higher education in the United
States, expanding academic opportunity for generations; and

 WHEREAS, The fight for equality has always been strengthened by the
leadership, bravery, and sacrifice of many women, including African
American women like Sojourner Truth, whose powerful advocacy for
abolition and women's rights challenged the nation's conscience, as well
as Harriet Tubman, who led enslaved African American people to freedom
and continued her humanitarian work in Auburn; and

 WHEREAS, Pioneering advancements in education and medicine,
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the United States to earn
a medical degree in 1849 from Geneva Medical College in New York, paving
the way for women in medicine; Dr. Mary E. Walker was the first female
U.S. Army surgeon and the only woman ever awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor; and

 WHEREAS, Belva Lockwood became the first woman to argue a case
before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1880, advocating for women's rights in
the legal profession; and

 WHEREAS, Ida B. Wells, a journalist, civil rights activist, and
former resident of Brooklyn, fought for social, economic, and racial
equality for African Americans and all women while co-founding the
NAACP; and

 WHEREAS, Madam C.J. Walker, an African American entrepreneur and
former Harlem resident, became the first woman in the United States to
achieve self-made millionaire status through the success of her haircare

business, and her Irvington estate, Villa Lewaro, now listed on the
National Register of Historic Places, stands as a lasting symbol of
ingenuity, perseverance, and the American entrepreneurial spirit; and

 WHEREAS, In 1917, New York guaranteed women the right to vote in all
elections and in the following year the first two women, Ida Sammis and
Mary Lilly, were elected to the New York State Legislature and became
the first women to then serve in 1919; and

 WHEREAS, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were two of
many women leading the campaign for women's suffrage throughout the
mid-to-late 19th century, advocating for the right to vote, which
culminate