[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2079]
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                       SALUTE TO MARTHA DOMINICK

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                        HON. JOHN M. SPRATT, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 23, 1997

  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute Mrs. Martha Dominick, 
of Gaffney, SC for her years of distinguished service to the people of 
my State.
  Martha Dominick was a school teacher and guidance counsel for 44 
years, and inspiration for hundreds of students.
  As a member of the Gaffney Business and Professional Women's Club, 
she worked tirelessly to raise the status of women in our society. She 
campaigned for the equal rights amendment, helped women compete for 
political office, taught study courses for women in the Methodist and 
Lutheran churches, and became the only woman to serve on Gaffney's 
Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals.
  Martha Dominick's fight for women's rights has not gone unnoticed. 
The South Carolina Conference on the Status of Women presented her with 
their Distinguished Service Award. She won recognition as the 
Outstanding Business Woman and Leader in South Carolina. This week, she 
will receive South Carolina's most prestigious award, the Order of the 
Palmetto. And this December, the Gaffney Business and Professional 
Women's Club will break ground on the Martha Dominick Women's Center, 
which will provide skills and training for women entering the job 
market for the first time.
  Martha Dominick has reached out not only to women and young people, 
but to her entire community, volunteering for the American Heart 
Association, March of Dimes, Community Chest, and 4-H Club, and helping 
families in need. Her love and compassion, her intelligence and wit, 
and her style and grace inspired all whom she touched.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud that Martha Dominick is one of my 
constituents, and I am pleased to recognize her today on the floor of 
the U.S. House of Representatives.

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