The March 4 meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council meeting began with the presentation of a proclamation declaring the month of March 2025 as Women’s History Month in San Luis Obispo.
Mayor Erica Stewart presented the proclamation, intended to encourage the community to recognize and celebrate contributions of women throughout history, to the League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County. It makes the following case for recognizing local women:
- San Luis Obispo women have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation, our State, and the City of San Luis Obispo in countless ways, recorded and unrecorded;
- Local women have played and continue to play critical economic, cultural, and social roles in every sphere of life in our community by comprising a significant portion of the labor force working inside and outside of the home;
- Local women have played and continue to play essential roles in our local volunteer and non-profit sector, starting and growing organizations like the League of Women Voters, the Monday Club, the Women’s Legacy Fund, and Race Matters SLO, among many others;
- Local women have served our country courageously in the military and law enforcement and have made major contributions to American history, teaching, and literature;
- Local women have been leaders in positions of government and business and in increasing numbers, are rising to prominent positions;
- Local women have been leaders in progressive social change, in securing the rights of suffrage and equal opportunity, and in civil rights and social justice movements that help create a more fair and just society for all.
League board members Ann Havlik, Ed Cabrera, and Kim Gravell received the proclamation, with Gravell noting that this year’s national them of Women’s History Month is “Moving Forward Together: Women Educating & Inspiring Generations.”
The SLO County Board of Supervisors is set to issue a similar proclamation at its meeting on March 11.