Bill Text: MI SR0096 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to recognize and honor the eleven women who served as delegates to the 1961-1962 Michigan Constitutional Convention.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 26-12)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-17 - Lieutenant Governor Named Co-sponsor [SR0096 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-SR0096-Enrolled.html
SR-96, As Adopted by Senate, October 17, 2013
Senators Schuitmaker, Whitmer, Warren and Emmons offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 96.
A resolution to recognize and honor the eleven women who served as delegates to the 1961-1962 Michigan Constitutional Convention.
Whereas, One hundred forty-seven delegates gathered at Lansing to rewrite Michigan's Constitution; and
Whereas, Of the one hundred forty-seven delegates, only eleven were women; and
Whereas, The women were Vera Andrus, Ruth Gibson Butler, Anne M. Conklin, Katherine Moore Cushman, Marjorie Frances McGowan, Daisy Elizabeth Elliott, Adelaide Julia Hart, Lillian Hatcher, Dorothy Leonard Judd, Ella Demmink Koeze, and Ann Elizabeth Donnelly; and
Whereas, The women, five Democrats and six Republicans, were elected from districts across the state; and
Whereas, Identified in the official record by occupation, they included five homemakers, four teachers, two attorneys, one Realtor, and one union representative; and
Whereas, All had distinguished themselves with extensive participation in civic and political organizations and the leadership positions they attained within those groups; and
Whereas, Women were appointed to eleven of the fourteen convention committees, but as was typical of the times, none were appointed to chair a committee, and only three served as vice chairmen; and
Whereas, After the convention, several of the women delegates served in other political offices, such as the State Legislature and gubernatorial commissions, or received statewide recognition from notable organizations; and
Whereas, The success of the "Con-Con Eleven" encouraged more women to run for statewide public office, making women a greater and more powerful voice in the governance of our state; and
Whereas, The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of Michigan’s current State Constitution, approved by voters in 1963; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That we offer this expression of our gratitude and admiration in honor and in memory to the eleven women of the 1961-1962 Michigan Constitutional Convention; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the only surviving member of the "Con-Con Eleven," Daisy Elizabeth Elliott, as evidence of our highest esteem.
