[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 105 (Monday, July 22, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1107-E1108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF CHARLOTTE CONABLE

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 22, 2013

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the extraordinary 
life and legacy of Mrs. Charlotte Williams Conable, who passed away on 
July 19, 2013, at the age of 83.
   A Buffalo native, Charlotte Conable helped to bring women's issues 
to importance all over the world. She was strongly supported in her 
efforts by her late husband, Honorable Barber

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B. Conable, Jr., who became World Bank president after serving his 
community and our country with distinction as a Member of Congress for 
twenty years.
   With his wife's help, Barber Conable made population control and 
safe motherhood, especially in Africa, a focus in World Bank plans and 
by 1991, 40% of the billions of dollars that was approved went to 
issues dealing with women's health and advancement. Also, a World Bank 
policy statement was influenced by her work, which states, ``Countries 
that create better opportunities and conditions for women and girls can 
raise productivity, improve outcomes for children and advance 
development prospects for all.''
   Mrs. Conable was not only the author of ``Women at Cornell: The Myth 
of Equal Education'' but was a board member of the Women's Hall to 
Fame, Seneca Falls; a White House Conference on Aging; a trustee of 
Cornell University; was named a Woman of Distinction by the State 
Senate; and participated in United Nations International Women's 
Conferences in Denmark, Kenya and Houston.
   The devotion that Mrs. Conable showed with her work on women's 
health and advancement was equaled by her love and devotion to her 
family as well. She is survived by her three daughters, Jane Schmieder, 
Anne, and Emily; and her son, Sam.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me and Members of the House to 
express our deepest condolences to the family of the late Charlotte 
Conable, and join with me in recognizing the many good works of service 
she performed and the lives that she changed during her long and full 
life.

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