The second Wednesday in May of each year is designated as Mother Mary Ann Bickerdyke Day, to be observed throughout the State as a day set apart to honor Mother Mary Ann Bickerdyke of Galesburg, military nurses, and the contribution of nurses to the State of Illinois and the United States of America.
5 ILCS 490/175
Mother Mary Ann Bickerdyke Day
Known as the State Commemorative Dates Act
The act spans §§ 5-490-1 to 5-490-95 (76 sections).
P.A. 98-141, eff. 8-2-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.