[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4021]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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       CELEBRATING BOLD TRAILBLAZERS OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT

  (Mrs. RODGERS of Washington asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate 
the bold trailblazers like Susan B. Anthony, a pro-life woman and 
Republican, and others like Emma Smith DeVoe and May Arkwright Hutton, 
who both led the suffrage movement in Washington State.
  It was exactly 100 years ago today that this body passed a 
constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. Its leaders 
like Susan B. Anthony and others have inspired generations of women to 
live their dreams, to be courageous, and to be risk-takers. They fought 
in search of a more perfect union to make sure the promise of America 
was available to women of all walks of life so that we, the people, are 
able to make our voices heard.
  Madam Speaker, I am grateful for them. I am honored to stand here 
today, 100 years later. Their legacy reminds us all why we are 
empowered to do our part and write the next chapter of America's 
history.

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