DNC Celebrates Women's History Month
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement in honor of Women's History Month:
"This month we celebrate the invaluable contributions and historic strides that women in this country and around the world continue to make. Recently, we mourned the immeasurable loss of several courageous women, including Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks and Betty Friedan. While these tenacious and graceful women are irreplaceable, the changes they helped bring about will continue to improve the opportunities of women and girls in America and elsewhere. And their enduring legacy in inspiring succeeding generations of women to stand up and speak out, empowers us for the fights that lie ahead.
"Women are more than half of all Americans and the core of the Democratic Party. I am personally proud of our record on women's rights and the numerous leadership roles women have assumed within our party. But I believe we cannot rest until women not only a have a seat at the table, but more importantly, a place on the ticket.
"Democrats will continue to lead the fight for equal pay for every American woman, quality education for every American child, and affordable health care for every American family. And at a time of growing threats to the rights of women to make their own decisions about their own reproductive health, we will continue to fight to protect a woman's right to make her own personal healthcare decisions. It is my belief that while women's history month serves to celebrate the great legacy and accomplishments of women, we should work to honor these same ideals and values everyday, in all that we do."
