[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   RECOGNITION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

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                         HON. THOMAS M. BARRETT

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 15, 1995
  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I am honored today to 
commemorate the 75th anniversary of the League of Women Voters and to 
express my pride and appreciation for the organization's work. The 
league was founded in 1919 by Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the 
American Women's Suffrage Association, at the organization's final 
convention.
  The league's history actually began in 1948 at Seneca Falls, NY, the 
site of the first women's rights convention and the beginning of the 
struggle for women to obtain the right to vote.
  As president of the Women's Suffrage Association, Carrie Chapman Catt 
led the final fight for the 19th amendment. Her brilliant strategy 
enabled women to receive the right for which they had fought so hard 
and so long. After 75 years, women won the right to vote.
  Ms. Catt is a fitting symbol of the league, which is known for its 
outstanding research and commitment to keeping voters informed. Voters 
in my home town of Milwaukee and throughout the country depend on the 
league's information to make informed voting choices. It is said, ``If 
you have a question, ask a member of the league.''
  The league continues to keep alive the legacy of Ms. Catt and the 
thousands of men and women who worked for women's suffrage. In Ms. 
Catt's words: ``Winning the vote is only an opening edge * * * but to 
learn to use it is a bigger task.''


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