[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 62 (Thursday, May 18, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E870]
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IN RECOGNITION OF THE WOMEN'S CITY CLUB OF NEW YORK ON THE OCCASION OF 
                          ITS 90TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2006

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Women's City 
Club of New York, a non-partisan, non-profit civic association that 
shapes public policy through teaching, advocacy and citizen engagement. 
This august institution is celebrating its 90th anniversary this month, 
and I salute its remarkable success in working to achieve fairness, 
equity and inclusion for all New Yorkers.
  Since its founding in 1915 by suffragists and social reformers, the 
Women's City Club of New York has drawn upon the skills and 
qualifications of its pool of volunteers to identify, analyze and 
increase awareness of current and emerging trends in public policy, 
develop a carefully reasoned platform on key issues, and educate and 
empower the public at large through a variety of informational programs 
and publications. Its membership works in concert with advocacy and 
community based organizations to effect meaningful change for the 
better in our government! and our society.
  From its origins in women's suffrage movement, Women's City Club 
members have honored women's hard-fought right to vote by helping the 
public become more informed and better educated about the political and 
governmental issues of the day. Throughout the long and proud history 
of the Women's City Club, its members have fulfilled a critical mission 
by helping New Yorkers understand and scrutinize all aspects of their 
municipal government and to become active in policy debates and the 
political process. The Women's City Club also achieved remarkable 
success in educating and enlightening elected officials, thus playing 
an instrumental role in shaping responsible government and public 
policies.
  Today, Women's City Club members continue to effect change at the 
city, State and Federal levels. Its members informed engagement has 
earned the Women's City Club the respect of the government officials, 
opinion-makers in the news media, and civic activists of all stripes. 
Members of the Women's City Club of New York have rightly been dubbed 
reasoned citizen-advocates who know the way to City Hall.
  Today, the Women's City Club is ably led by its president, Blanche E. 
Lawton, and its operations effectively managed by Paulette 
Geanacopoulos, LMSW. Through its network of committees and task forces, 
the Women's City Club continues to educate and inform its members and 
the public at large and help keep New York's municipal government a 
role model for cities around the Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my distinguished colleagues join me 
recognizing the enormous contributions to the civic life of our 
Nation's greatest metropolis by the Women's City Club of New York.

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