[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E608-E609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE 2005 ALICE PAUL EQUALITY AWARD RECIPIENTS

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2005

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the recipients of the 
2005 Alice Paul Equality Award: Vivian Sanks King, Esquire; Jennifer S. 
Macleod, Ph.D; Ruth B. Mandel, Ph.D; and the Honorable Sylvia B. 
Pressler. These remarkable individuals have helped to build a more just 
reality for women in New Jersey and beyond.
  For 20 years, the Alice Paul Institute has worked to empower women 
and girls to become leaders in their communities, careers, and daily 
lives. Born in Mt. Laurel, NJ, Alice Paul was a lifelong advocate for 
equal rights for women, and led the final campaign for women's right to 
vote. She authored and lobbied for the Equal Rights Amendment, a much 
needed piece of legislation that would guarantee the equality of rights 
under the law for all persons regardless of gender.
  The recipients of the 2005 Alice Paul Equality Award have all 
demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing women's equality 
throughout their lives. Vivian Sanks King, Esquire, currently serving 
as Vice President of Legal Management and General Counsel of the 
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, is a community 
leader in the health law field, and is one of the first African-
American attorneys appointed to head the legal department of a major 
academic medical center and university. Dr. Jennifer Macleod is an 
outspoken advocate for women's equality: she is a leader in the fight 
for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, and was a co-founder and 
first president of the first NOW chapter in New Jersey. Dr. Ruth 
Mandel, currently the Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at 
Rutgers University, teaches and writes about U.S. women's political 
leadership, and has received numerous distinctions for her 
extraordinary public service. The Honorable Sylvia Pressler, recently 
retired, served as the presiding judge for administration of the 
Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. She was the 
first female appellate law clerk and the second woman ever to

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serve on the appellate court. These four remarkable women deserve our 
thanks for their outstanding work on behalf of women in New Jersey and 
everywhere.
  Mr. Speaker, there remains today an equality gap between women and 
men that contradicts the basic principles of our great Nation. With the 
tireless efforts of the Alice Paul Institute and the 2005 Alice Paul 
Equality Award honorees, this gap is being closed. I thank all those 
who have sought a more just America through the advancement of equality 
for women, and encourage my colleagues to support this cause in the 
U.S. Congress. Together we can continue to create better opportunities 
for all women.

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