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R 201645Z FEB 01 ZYB MIN PSN 825037J25
 
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NAVADMIN 039/01
 
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SUBJ/OBSERVANCE OF WOMENS HISTORY MONTH 2001//
 
RMKS/1.  MARCH 2001 MARKS THE 14TH ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF WOMEN'S
HISTORY MONTH, A TIME WHEN WE CAN ALL CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE THE
CONTRIBUTIONS WOMEN HAVE MADE TO THE NAVY AND THE NATION.  THIS
YEAR'S THEME IS "CELEBRATING WOMEN OF COURAGE AND VISION."
 
2.  THERE ARE COUNTLESS EXAMPLES OF WOMEN OF COURAGE AND VISION IN
THE NAVY.  WOMEN HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE NAVY SINCE THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NURSE CORPS IN 1908 AND THE AUTHORIZATION TO
ENLIST WOMEN IN 1917.  SINCE THAT TIME, THE ROLE OF WOMEN WITHIN THE
NAVY AND THE ARMED FORCES HAS EXPANDED TREMENDOUSLY DUE TO THE
EFFORTS OF MANY COURAGEOUS WOMEN.  TODAY THERE ARE 54,142 (14.2
PERCENT) WOMEN SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE NAVY.
 
3.  THROUGHOUT THIS CENTURY THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS WOMEN WHO HAVE
EMBODIED THE NAVY'S CORE VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE, AND COMMITMENT.
TODAY WOMEN SERVE IN NEARLY EVERY FACET OF THE NAVY FROM YEOMAN TO
SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND ACROSS ALL RANKS FROM SEAMAN RECRUIT TO
ADMIRAL.
 
4.  ALL NAVY ACTIVITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPONSOR LOCAL PROGRAMS AND
EXHIBITS, PUBLISH ITEMS OF INTEREST IN COMMAND BULLETINS, AND
SOLICIT INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION IN APPROPRIATE OBSERVANCES OF
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.  PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BY
CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERSONNEL IS ALSO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
 
5.  FOR MORE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH,
CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR WOMEN'S POLICY
(PERS-00W) AT (703) 695-9232/DSN 225 OR THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY
PROJECT, 7738 BELL ROAD, WINDSOR, CA 95492, (707) 838-6000 OR VISIT
THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.NWHP.ORG.  THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES HAVE
INFORMATION ON WOMEN IN THE MILITARY AND/OR WOMEN IN THE NAVY:
WWW.CHINFO.NAVY.MIL/NAVPALIB/PEOPLE/WOMEN/WINTOP.HTML,
WWW.DTIC.MIL/DACOWITS/ AND WWW.WREI.ORG.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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