03/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/28/2024 14:09
President Biden and Vice President Harris recognize that throughout history, the vision and achievements of women have strengthened our nation and opened the doors of opportunity wider for all of us. To better tell these stories, President Biden signed an Executive Order to strengthen the National Park Service's recognition of women's history. This Executive Order, which comes during Women's History Month, will increase the representation of women's history in sites across America and help honor the legacy and contributions of women and girls to our country.
Women's stories and service to our nation have too often gone untold. While the National Park Service has honored trailblazing women-from Harriet Tubman and Eleanor Roosevelt, to Rosie the Riveter and Mamie Till-Mobley-women remain underrepresented in our national parks, monuments, and in historic sites that the federal government helps preserve. By highlighting the role that women and girls have played in shaping the American story, we will tell a more complete account of American history and help create a more equal future.
To strengthen the recognition of women's history and the achievements of women and girls from all backgrounds, President Biden is directing the Department of the Interior to:
The Executive Order builds on actions the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to advance gender equity and equality and improve gender parity in representation and leadership, including the designation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in July 2023. The Executive Order also adds to the President's historic record of conserving places that help tell a more complete story of America - from designating the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni National Monument that protects lands and historic sites near the Grand Canyon that are sacred to Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples to signing legislation to designate Camp Amache - a site that was used to unjustly incarcerate Japanese Americans during World War II - as a new unit in the National Park System.
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