PBC NOW Proclamation Recognizing 50th Anniversary

March 14th at 9:30 AM County Commissioner Maria Sachs will be presenting our Proclamation  celebrating our chapter’s 50th anniversary during Women’s History month. All are invited to the government Center (Main Office) 301 N. Olive Ave, West Palm Beach

Palm Beach County Proclamation Recognizing the 50th anniversary of The Palm Beach County Chapter of the National Organization for Women during Women’s History Month, March 2023

WHEREAS for 50 years, since its formation in 1973, the Palm Beach County Chapter of the National Organization for Women has been fighting for the rights of girls and women, and for basic human rights for everyone,

And WHEREAS this chapter has become the largest and one of the most active NOW chapters in Florida since its creation by professors at Florida Atlantic University and other community activists,

And WHEREAS this chapter was instrumental in establishing Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA), a permanent injunction against blockading women’s health facilities in 1989, and initial steps leading to the 1998 Faragher decision by the US Supreme Court establishing employer’s responsibilities regarding sexual harassment,

And WHEREAS the members and board founded the Feminist Scholarship Fund, Families Against Court Travesties (FACTS)Court Watch and WiN NOW Women’s Issues Now,

And WHEREAS the chapter members and supporters are still working to include women in the U.S. Constitution through the ERA, the Equal Rights Amendment,

And WHEREAS Palm Beach County NOW recognizes  thevalue of Women’s Vote  by honoring the decades of tireless work to pass the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920,

THEREFORE be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County to honor the Palm Beach County Chapter of NOW in March of 2023 during Women’s History Month and to recognize the accomplishments of this organization over the past fifty years.