By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 1883) of Richard T. Moore for legislation honoring
distingueshed women in Massachusetts. State Administration
and Regulatory Oversight. |
By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate,
No. 1883) of Richard T. Moore for legislation honoring
distingueshed women in Massachusetts. State Administration
and Regulatory Oversight. |
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 18B of chapter 8 of the General Laws, as most recently appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof, the following:
The superintendent shall ensure, subject to appropriation or gift, that said memorial shall honor, at a minimum, the following women who were born in the Commonwealth and whose contributions gained national recognition:
Abigail Adams
Susan B. Anthony
Emily Greene Balch
Clara Barton
Emily Dickinson
Margaret Fuller
Mary Lyon
Maria Mitchell
Frances Perkins
Deborah Sampson
Lucy Stone
Mercy Otis Warren
The superintendent shall be authorized to add additional women from time to time who are generally acknowledged to have achieved a stature equal to those initially honored in said memorial.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
