[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 27 (Monday, March 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E286-E287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    A TRIBUTE TO ELINOR GUGGENHEIMER

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 13, 2000

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my great admiration 
for Elinor Guggenheimer, a remarkable human being and community leader 
who this year receives the Maggie Kuhn Award from Presbyterian Senior 
Services.
  A woman of boundless compassion, great intelligence, and exceptional 
ability, Ms. Guggenheimer has touched countless lives in the New York 
area through a variety of professional and civic activities, while also 
promoting the cause of equality and social justice throughout the 
Nation.
  Ms. Guggenheimer has always been a pioneer, recognizing the unique 
needs of young people and the elderly years before these causes 
attracted broad popular support. She founded the Day Care Council of 
New York in 1948 and the Day Care and Child Development Council of 
America in 1958, drawing attention to our shared responsibility to 
nurture children. And she founded the Council of Senior Centers and 
Services in 1979, establishing

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a true intergenerational commitment to senior citizens.
  Ms. Guggenheimer was also a pioneer in her own life--demonstrating 
through her personal example that women had the same capacity for 
leadership as men. She was the first woman to serve on the New York 
City Planning Commission--one of many posts, including Consumer Affairs 
Commissioner, from which she helped temper the sometimes harsh 
character of New York with a gentle spirit and a true love for her 
neighbors.
  Ms. Guggenheimer's commitment to equal opportunity is equally evident 
in her founding of several influential women's organizations, including 
the New York Women's Forum, the National Women's Forum, and 
International Women's Forum, and the New York Women's Agenda.
  Like so many others, I feel personally indebted to Elinor 
Guggenheimer for all she has done to improve our nation and celebrate 
our most cherished ideals. I am proud to join in recognizing Ms. 
Guggenheimer and confident that her works will remain an inspiration 
for many years to come.

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