Women's Progress Commemorative Commission

The Women's Progress Commemorative Commission is a U.S. bipartisan commission established pursuant to the Women's Progress Commemoration Act (Public Law 105–341, 1998-10-31) under President Bill Clinton.[1] The bill was introduced by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Senator Chris Dodd. The commission was tasked with identifying and preserving websites significant to American women's history.[2] It was established in honor of the 150 year anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention.[3] The commission's first meeting was held 2000-07-12 in Seneca Falls, New York to develop a scope. Subsequent meetings, some sponsored by the National Park Service, included discussions regarding assistance from United States governors as well as problems with data collection.[2]

Recommendations
  • Create and maintain a national database of women's history sites
  • Create a data field on the National and State Registers of Historic Places that identifies women's history sites
  • Support a public-private partnership network to provide technical assistance for preservation and interpretation of women's historic sites
  • Establish an incentive program for State Historic Preservation Offices to encourage them to identify and preserve women's history sites
  • Create Statewide, Regional or Community Women's History Trails
  • Encourage owners of women's history sites to document, highlight and seek opportunities for preservation and maintenance of their property at time of sale
  • Include young people in women's history site activities[2]

References
  1. "William J. Clinton, Acts Approved by the President". presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  2. "Women's Progress Report 7/01". National Park Service. July 2001. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  3. Witt, Linda. "National Collaborative for Women's History Sites Celebrates First Anniversary". Organization of American Historians. Retrieved 2008-08-03.


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