[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 22083]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S ADVOCATES

 Mr. WELLSTONE. I speak today in recognition of the 25th 
anniversary of Women's Advocates, Inc., our Nation's first battered 
women's shelter, located in St. Paul, MN.
  It is with gratitude and with pride that I recognize the unyielding 
dedication of the staff, the volunteers and the supporters of Women's 
Advocates. It was in 1974 that the doors of this shelter first opened 
to women and their children seeking respite from domestic violence. At 
a time when it took great courage and strength, women stood together to 
say that violence in our homes must end. Today, having provided 
advocacy, shelter and support services to over 25,000 women and 
children, and having spent countless hours teaching our school children 
and community members about the impact of domestic violence, Women's 
Advocates stands as a pillar of grace and triumph in the great state of 
Minnesota.
  So today we hail Executive Director, Lisbet Wolf, and the courageous 
women at Women's Advocates, who 25 years ago, gave women and children's 
safety a permanent place in our nation's history.




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