[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]




           100TH ANNIVERSARY OF PASSAGE OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT

  (Mr. WESTERMAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WESTERMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 100th 
anniversary of the 19th Amendment and the efforts of the women's 
suffrage movement in the United States.
  Susan B. Anthony once said: ``Oh, if I could but live another century 
and see the fruition of all the work for the women. There is so much 
yet to be done.''
  Now that we stand on the other side of that century, it is only 
fitting that we honor the suffragettes who paved the way for millions 
of women to vote and hold public office.
  By a vote of 74-15, my home State of Arkansas became the 12th State 
to ratify the 19th Amendment.
  I would like to specifically recognize Ms. Hattie Wyatt Caraway from 
Jonesboro, Arkansas, the first woman to ever be elected to the United 
States Senate and whose portrait is prominently displayed outside the 
Senate Chamber.
  A truly representative democracy necessitates that all voices be 
heard, and the 19th Amendment signified a turning point in government.
  America's legacy of strong women continues on today in the lives of 
each woman who casts a ballot and runs for office. I am honored to 
serve alongside many of these women.

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