[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4111]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate and 
celebrate the 100th anniversary of the House passage of the 19th 
Amendment to amend the Constitution to guarantee women the right to 
vote.
  The struggle for women's suffrage was not an easy one, taking over a 
generation of women fighting to see it through to the end. Women like 
Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton took a 
great risk, stepping out of what many thought to be the role of women 
at the time to argue about the injustice they were facing.
  After speeches, petitions, and failed attempts at change, the initial 
group of women were not able to see their work through to the end but 
made great strides that enabled future women to finish the job.
  On this anniversary, I hope that we will all take the time to 
remember the hard work that these women had to put in to gain equal 
voting rights, to remember where our country has been and how we got to 
where we are today, and to remember that the right for everyone to vote 
is central to our democracy and a right that we need to continue to 
protect.
  I am grateful for the women who led this effort 100 years ago, and I 
believe that it is something that should inspire all of us

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