[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3557-S3558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOMEN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
150th Anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement of the United States. 
This courageous movement which began in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York 
at the first Women's Rights Convention ever held, changed the nation 
irrevocably. The Women's Rights Movement had a profound impact on women 
and all Americans. It opened up many new doors and increased 
opportunities for women in all fields. The work to achieve equality for 
women that began in 1848, has continued over the course of seven 
generations. It is for this reason that this significant movement in 
American history should be increasingly recognized by our nation's 
citizens, especially our children.

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  The significance of this year cannot be stressed enough. This 150th 
Anniversary, under the national theme: ``Living the Legacy: Women's 
Rights Movement 1948-1998'' should be widely recognized and celebrated 
throughout the year and into the future.

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