[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1141]
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         TRIBUTE TO THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MS. FOUNDATION

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 5, 1997

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in tribute to the 
Ms. Foundation for 25 years of championing the rights and needs of 
women and girls. The Ms. Foundation celebrated this milestone on 
Thursday, May 29, 1997, with a gala dinner and awards ceremony in New 
York City.
  The Ms. Foundation for Women is a national, multi-issue, public fund. 
It was founded in 1972 and supports the efforts of women and girls to 
govern their own lives and to influence the world around them. The 
mission of the foundation is to fund and assist women's self-help 
organizing efforts, and pursue changes in public consciousness, law, 
philanthropy, and social policy. In the 1996 fiscal year, the Ms. 
Foundation awarded a total of $1,665,700 in grants and technical 
assistance to programs in the areas of economic security, leadership 
for young women and girls, and health and safety. I am pleased to add 
that the Ms. Foundation is the creator of the Take Our Daughters to 
Work Day campaign.
  This year the Ms. Foundation honored nine 1997 Women of Vision 
Awardees. Those honored for organizing work were Justine Andronici, 
Nohelia Canales, and Dee Martin for a project of the Feminist Majority 
Foundation; Ellen Bravo of the National Association of Working Women, 
Frances Kissling from Catholics for a Free Choice; Rinku Sen of the 
Center for Third World Organizing. For philanthropy, Ann R. Roberts, 
the Ford Foundation and the American Express Company were each honored.
  It is my great pleasure to acknowledge the 25-year anniversary of the 
Ms. Foundation. With the very capable stewardship of Marie Wilson, 
executive director and the dedicated board of trustees, the Ms. 
Foundation will continue to provide an essential resource for those who 
strive to improve the lives of women. I ask my colleagues in this 
Chamber to rise with me in honor of the extraordinary contribution the 
Ms. Foundation has made.
                               

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