[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 87 (Friday, May 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING THE INSPIRING LIFE OF ELSIE HEIDENREICH

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 25, 2018

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Elsie Heidenreich, 
who lived an inspiring life as one of the first women to serve as a Red 
Cross nurse in World War I.
  Ms. Heidenreich was born into a family of nine in Woodbine Township 
in 1893. She put herself through nursing school, and at age 25 
completed the nursing program at the Presbyterian School of Nursing in 
Chicago. After enlisting in the military, she sailed overseas on 
assignment to France and worked tirelessly with the sick and wounded. 
Ms. Heidenreich returned to the United States after the Armistice was 
signed and served as a Red Cross nurse until 1921, when she left the 
service to become a missionary in China.
  It is because of dedicated women such as Ms. Elsie Heidenreich that I 
am especially proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional District. Mr. 
Speaker, I would like to again formally honor Ms. Elsie Heidenreich's 
life and her service to this great country.

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