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Alaska Becomes the First State to Formally Support Project
| For Immediate Release: May 6, 1999 | |
| Contact: | Representative Gail Phillips at (907) 465-2689 |
Juneau -- The Alaska Senate Thursday unanimously passed House Joint Resolution 14, which asks Congress to appoint an advisory committee to oversee construction of a National Museum of Women's History in Washington, DC. HJR 14 passed the Senate 20-0. The House passed the measure, also unanimously, May 3rd.
"With passage of this resolution by both houses of the Legislature, Alaska now leads the nation by being the first state to formally show support for this project," said Representative Gail Phillips (R-Homer), sponsor of HJR 14. "It's a proud day for the Alaska Legislature.
"The National Museum of Women's History is an attempt to correct the imbalance in our history, which has tremendously understated the contributions and experiences of women," Phillips said. "The project was created as a nonprofit bipartisan organization. So far some $10 million has been committed to the project by private donors."