[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1139 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1139

    Honoring the life and accomplishments of Clare Boothe Luce and 
  recognizing her leadership in the women's suffrage movement and the 
                 influence she continues to have today.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2010

Mr. Issa submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Honoring the life and accomplishments of Clare Boothe Luce and 
  recognizing her leadership in the women's suffrage movement and the 
                 influence she continues to have today.

Whereas Clare Boothe Luce was born on April 10, 1903, in New York City;
Whereas Mrs. Luce became interested in the women's suffrage movement at the age 
        of 10, through Mrs. O.H.P. Belmont, a New York City society matron and 
        an advocate of women's suffrage;
Whereas Mrs. Luce was an accomplished news reporter, magazine editor, Member of 
        Congress, and ambassador;
Whereas during her career as a playwright Mrs. Luce wrote six successful plays, 
        including The Women (1936), Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1938), and Margin of 
        Error (1939);
Whereas in 1940, Mrs. Luce traveled to Europe as a journalist for her husband's 
        publication, Life magazine, to report in the midst of World War II;
Whereas in 1942, Mrs. Luce won a seat in the House of Representatives 
        representing the Fourth Congressional District of Connecticut;
Whereas Mrs. Luce was an influential Member of Congress who supported American 
        troops and addressed issues concerning their eventual return to civilian 
        life;
Whereas after the death of her daughter in 1944, Mrs. Luce found peace in 
        religious spiritualism and wrote many articles on religious subjects for 
        national publications;
Whereas Mrs. Luce returned to politics in 1953, when she became the first 
        American woman ambassador to a major country, being appointed as 
        ambassador to Italy;
Whereas Mrs. Luce applied herself vigorously in her diplomatic duties and 
        maintained a firm anti-communism stance against the Italian labor 
        movement;
Whereas in October 1954, Mrs. Luce arranged the conference between Italy and 
        what was then Yugoslavia, which helped to settle the dispute over United 
        Nations territorial lines in the city of Trieste;
Whereas in 1981, President Reagan appointed Mrs. Luce to the President's Foreign 
        Intelligence Advisory Board, on which she served until 1983;
Whereas in 1983, Mrs. Luce was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by 
        President Reagan;
Whereas Mrs. Luce died of brain cancer on October 9, 1987, in Washington DC;
Whereas Mrs. Luce established a legacy through the Clare Boothe Luce Program of 
        the Henry Luce Foundation, which has become the single most significant 
        source of private support for women in science, mathematics, and 
        engineering;
Whereas the first grants from the Clare Boothe Luce Program were given in 1989 
        and since then over $120,000,000 has been dispersed to more than 1,500 
        women; and
Whereas in 1994, Mrs. Luce was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of 
        Fame for her outstanding accomplishments: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the life and 
accomplishments of Clare Boothe Luce and recognizes her leadership in 
the women's suffrage movement and the influence she continues to have 
today.
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