[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2592]
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                        TRIBUTE TO BETTY TAYMOR

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                        HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 21, 2009

  Mr. CAPUANO. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a distinguished 
constituent, Betty Taymor, who will be honored this week at the 
University of Massachusetts. Her visionary leadership is responsible 
for the creation of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy 
at their McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, and a scholarship 
fund has been created in her name.
  Her lifetime of civic engagement serves as an inspiration to us all. 
My colleagues in the Massachusetts delegation have joined in a letter 
of congratulation that I would like to read into the Record. This is 
what we wrote to Ms. Taymor:

       The Massachusetts delegation to the House of 
     Representatives joins in tribute to you as your friends and 
     colleagues gather to celebrate your extraordinary 
     achievements. You have indeed run against many prevailing 
     winds, and been energized, not subdued, by the challenges 
     you've overcome.
       We recommend your inspiring book, Running against the Wind, 
     to anyone who seeks to understand the progress made by 
     American women in the second half of the last century. You 
     entered public service as a volunteer, an honorable role 
     shared by many idealistic women throughout our history and 
     crucial to the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of 
     women. During the Second World War, you joined with others on 
     the home front in the important work of the Red Cross. Later, 
     you sought and won positions of greater responsibility and 
     authority, in Massachusetts and in the national Democratic 
     Party.
       You were a personal mentor to many, but you wanted to do 
     more. With characteristic energy, you created an 
     institutional embodiment of your example in the Program for 
     Women in Politics & Public Policy. This evening's celebration 
     is dedicated to your vision and to the support of the Betty 
     Taymor Fund to further the education of women who share your 
     intellectual and moral fervor. Your courage and determination 
     continue to inspire all good citizens, both men and women, 
     committed to equal rights and equal opportunity.
       We unite in gratitude and congratulation.

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