[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E203]
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 HONORING THE PASSAGE OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT AND THE LEGACY OF SUSAN B. 
                     ANTHONY ON HER 200TH BIRTHDAY

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 25, 2020

  Ms. STEFANIK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the passage of the 
19th Amendment and the legacy of Susan B. Anthony on her 200th 
birthday.
  Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, 
Massachusetts. At the age of six, she moved with her family to 
Battenville, New York in Washington County. Her family were devout 
Quakers committed to social equality and the anti-slavery movement. She 
educated herself on reform issues, reading the early work of her future 
partner, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
  Their partnership began shortly after they first met in person in 
1851. In 1852 they founded the New York Women's State Temperance 
Society. Throughout the rest of her life, Susan B. Anthony worked 
tirelessly for the equality of woman and African Americans. During her 
lifetime, women achieved suffrage in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Idaho. 
Legal rights and employment opportunities had been greatly expanded in 
most states. In addition, colleges and universities began allowing 
women to enroll and by the time of her death, more than 36,000 women 
were attending schools throughout the U.S.
  Susan B. Anthony passed away in 1906 in her home in Rochester, saying 
of national suffrage that ``Failure is impossible.'' The 19th Amendment 
was ratified just 14 years later, in 1920. I was proud to honor her 
work by leading the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act 
through its passage in the House of Representatives. This bill was 
signed into law by President Trump on November 25, 2019.
  The work of Susan B. Anthony was crucial to the eventual passage of 
the 19th Amendment and her legacy is as strong as ever. As 
commemorations go on across the country, I am proud to honor her 200th 
birthday on behalf of New York's 21st Congressional District.

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