WHEREAS, The year 1998 marks the 100th anniversary of the death
of a remarkable American woman, Frances E. Willard; and
WHEREAS, As a suffragette, Frances E. Willard worked for women's
right to vote, the education and protection of women and children, the
eight-hour day, equal pay for equal work, uniform marriage and divorce
laws, prison reform and as a tireless advocate for the protection and the
sanctity of the home. She and Kansas suffragists had much in common,
as Kansas became the first state to allow women municipal voting rights,
paving the way for the election of the first female mayor in the nation.
The Women's Suffrage Movement, to honor the forward thinking of the
state of Kansas, adopted the Kansas state flower, the sunflower, as its
emblem; and
WHEREAS, As an organizer and leader in the temperance movement
and national officer in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Fr-
ances E. Willard opposed the use of, and sought to educate the nation to
the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; and
WHEREAS, As an educator, Frances E. Willard trained women, en-
couraged them to function at their best, and helped provide a door
through which women could enter into service of their community, coun-
try and world. She founded, organized, sponsored and encouraged many
organizations that 100 years after her death still continue in their impor-
tant missions; and
WHEREAS, As an author, editor and lecturer, Frances E. Willard
made the nation, and then the world, conscious that the responsibility
for, and the guidance of, human affairs belong to women as well as to
men; and
WHEREAS, As an example, Frances E. Willard today stands as a re-
minder to all that women can ``Do Everything'' to which they set their
minds and hearts: Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That we honor
the 100th anniversary of the death of Frances E. Willard and recognize
the contributions she made to our society; and
Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of the Senate be directed
to provide five enrolled copies of this resolution to Frances Wood, 4724
SE 37th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66605.
Senate Resolution No. 1815 was sponsored by Senator Marjorie (Marge)
Petty.
I hereby certify that the above Resolution originated in the Senate,
and was adopted by that body