[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        HONORING JUANITA BRYANT

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a North Carolina 
trailblazer, Juanita Bryant, who, sadly, passed away last month.
  Juanita spent her career fighting for the women of North Carolina. 
She made history by becoming the first woman in North Carolina 
appointed by the Governor to chair a State board or commission.
  When Governor Hunt appointed her as executive director of the North 
Carolina Council for Women in 1993, he said: ``Mrs. Bryant is one of 
North Carolina's most knowledgeable citizens in the area of women's 
issues.''
  On the council, Juanita led critical programs for women, including 
initiatives to help survivors of domestic violence, women in the 
military, women businessowners, and so much more.
  Juanita Bryant advanced equality for women in North Carolina, but her 
legacy lives on in all the women and girls who walk in her footsteps 
today.

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