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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-82
In the Council of the District of Columbia
July 10, 2013
To honor Mrs. Ruth G. Nadel for a lifetime of advocacy for women, children, and the elderly.
WHEREAS, Ruth Nadel was born in New York City in 1914, 6 years before women were granted the right to vote;
WHEREAS, by the time she was 20 years old, Mrs. Nadel was teaching high school students and beginning a lifetime of volunteer service;
WHEREAS, during her 10 years as an unpaid member of the Board of Education in
Santa Barbara, California, in 1962, she helped to create the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, whose only requirement is proof of residency, allowing children of all economic backgrounds to pursue higher education or occupational training;
WHEREAS, at the age of 53, Mrs. Nadel broke tradition by receiving credit for her decades of unpaid work to secure her first paid employment, at the Woman’s Bureau of the U.S.
Department of Labor;
WHEREAS, during her 21 years at the Woman’s Bureau, Mrs. Nadel received the Labor Department’s Distinguished Service Award for developing the first on-site child care center at a federal government agency and other activities benefiting working families; and
WHEREAS, after retirement in 1989, she returned to a life of “professional volunteerism,” serving on organizations such as the IONA Citizens Advisory Board, the National Council of Women’s Organizations, the Older Women’s League, the Woman’s National Democratic Club, and the D.C. Commission on Aging, where she was just re-nominated for another term as commissioner by Mayor Gray.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Ruth G. Nadel Recognition Resolution of 2013”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors Ruth G. Nadel for her leadership in advancing opportunities for children, the elderly, and women in the work place.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
