; Whereas women once were routinely barred from attending medical schools in the United States, but now are enrolling in medical schools in the United States at higher numbers than men; Whereas women previously were turned away from law school, but now represent approximately half of law students in the United States; Whereas, since the American Revolution, women have been vital to the mission of the Armed Forces, with more than 200,000 women serving on active duty and 2,000,000 women 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 2023, a record total of 154 women are serving in Congress, including 129 women in the House of Representatives and 25 women in the Senate; Whereas President Jimmy Carter recognized March 2 through March 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, in 1987, President Ronald Reagan issued a Presidential proclamation proclaiming March 1987 as Women’s History Month ; Whereas, in 2020, Congress passed the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act ( 20 U.S.C. 80t et seq. ) to establish a national women’s history museum on or near the National Mall in Washington, DC; 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