[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E342]
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         HONORING THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS' 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. KAREN McCARTHY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 1995
  Ms. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to praise the League of Women 
Voters on its 75th anniversary. The League of Women Voters is perhaps 
more important today than when it was founded. The league represents a 
pledge made by the newly enfranchised women of 1920, who promised the 
Nation that they would be conscientious, informed, and progressive 
voters.
  That pledge, and the role of the league in our Nation's governance as 
it strives to honor that pledge, are a model for citizens of either 
gender who do not feel bound to understand or participate in our 
government. When the women of this country won the right to vote, they 
banded together to win rights and privileges for other sectors of our 
society that had also been denied opportunity.
  The league did not seek to consolidate the power of its members by 
withholding the franchise or the right for political involvement from 
others. The league has been fighting for reform in elections, the 
workplace, and other momentous issues heard in this Capitol. Its voice 
has always been one for people without power, and its influence has 
been felt throughout the land.
  I congratulate the League of Women Voters on its 75th anniversary, 
and look forward to witnessing further acts of courage, innovation, and 
leadership by this unique and important organization.


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