[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 186 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1194-E1195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN REMEMBRANCE OF CHARLOTTE NEWFELD

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 1, 2022

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life of 
LGBTQ activist, community leader and friend, Charlotte Newfeld.
  Since the early 1970s, Charlotte was a fierce advocate for the gay 
and lesbian community in Chicago. I first had the pleasure of

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working with Charlotte during the No Lights at Wrigley campaign in the 
1980s. In that time, I was witness to the commitment she had to working 
for the community. We both served on the Lakeview Citizens Council 
where she taught me the importance of putting the local community above 
all else.
  Her contributions have included advocating for the appointment of a 
mayoral liaison and her active lobbying to secure passage of Chicago's 
human rights ordinance, which prohibits discrimination because of 
sexual orientation. She lived in Lakeview for nearly 60 years, and in 
that time, worked to improve education, open spaces, neighborhood 
protections and AIDS awareness in the area.
  Charlotte was a true trailblazer and will be dearly missed, but the 
impact she had on Chicago and on the LGBTQ community, will be felt for 
generations to come. I am thinking of her family, particularly her 
daughter Julie, during this time.

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