[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17012]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                     INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN

 Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, today I want to call my 
colleagues attention to a new effort in California, the International 
Museum of Women. Elizabeth Colton, the president of the Board of 
Directors of the International Museum of Women is building broad 
support among community leaders and public officials. The museum will 
be built in San Francisco, since this city has roots which reach 
virtually every corner of the globe. The museum will start construction 
in 2003, and the total cost of the museum is $50 million.
  Women have made important contributions and this museum can help us 
to better explore the role of women in history. This museum will seek 
to not simply bring recognition to women and their contributions, but 
it will re-examine history to more accurately incorporate the effects 
and implications of women's actions and ideas. The museum's educational 
programs can play a significant role in shaping how society views women 
and girls.
  In addition, International Museum of Women can provide role models 
for women and girls, furnish a new context for historical 
interpretations, and portray the importance and existence of the 
historic, ongoing fight for equal rights. This museum can open the 
doors to endless possibilities and limitless opportunities for females.
  I call on my colleagues to join me in saluting the International 
Museum of Women, as one way to eradicate inequality and open doors to 
opportunity.

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