; Whereas women previously were turned away from law school, but now represent approximately half of law students in the United States; Whereas women have been vital to the mission of the Armed Forces since the American Revolution, serving in volunteer and enlisted positions, with more than 200,000 active-duty servicewomen and 2,000,000 veterans representing every branch of service; Whereas more than 10,000,000 women own businesses in the United States; Whereas Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives in 1916 and Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas was the first woman elected to the United States Senate in 1932; Whereas Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress; Whereas, in the 115th Congress, a record 22 women serve as United States Senators, and 89 women serve in the House of Representatives; Whereas President Jimmy Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation designating March 2 through 8, 1980, as National Women’s History Week ; Whereas, in 1987, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the first joint resolution to pass Congress designating Women’s History Month ; Whereas President Ronald Reagan issued the first Women’s History Month Presidential Proclamation in 1987; and Whereas, despite the advancements of women in the United States, much remains to be done to ensure that women realize their full potential as equal members of society in the United States: Now, therefore, be it