[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 95 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1322-E1323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING DORIS WEATHERFORD AND THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SUFFRAGIST 
                                MOVEMENT

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                             HON. JIM DAVIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 1998

  Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I 
announce the publication of Doris Weatherford's book, A History of the 
American Suffragist Movement. Doris Weatherford, who is a constituent 
of mine from Tampa, is a professor at the University of South Florida 
and is known for her accomplishments in the area of women's history.
  The summer of 1998 marks the 150th anniversary of the Seneca Fall's 
Convention. At this convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton authored the 
Declaration of Sentiments. The Declaration became the primary agenda 
for women's activism. Weatherford's book discusses women's history as 
one of the most dramatic political battles ever fought. Beginning with 
Anne Hutchinson and ending with the final ratification of the 
Nineteenth Amendment, her book is a complete depiction of the struggle 
for women's equality in the United States. The women's suffrage 
movement was a multi-century struggle that extended freedom to half of 
our nation. Strength, courage, and passion are the reasons why these 
women battled for what they so rightfully deserved, freedom.
  Her other publications include the following: Milestones: A 
Chronology of American Women's History, American Women's History: An A-
Z of People, Organization, Issues, and Events, American Women in World 
War II, and Foreign and Female: Immigrant Women in America, 1840-1920. 
In 1994, she received

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the National Order of Women Legislators Hall of Fame Award. Also, in 
1995 during Florida's Annual Civil Rights Conference, she received one 
of five awards commissioned by the Florida Commission on Human 
Relations.
  I would like to ask all of my colleagues a join me in celebrating 
Doris Weatherford's contribution to the continuing legacy of women's 
history.

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