[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13731]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       TRIBUTE TO HARRIET RESSLER

  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a very 
special woman. A few weeks ago, Harriet Ressler celebrated her 60th 
year in business. Sixty years ago, she opened a women's clothing store 
in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, named Harriet's Dres-Wel. That was back 
in 1940.
  Mr. Speaker, I might just say that Harriet just celebrated her 86th 
birthday as well. She started back then with only one employee who came 
in to cover the lunch hour and got paid 50 cents a day. She now has 10 
employees and the business has expanded to two buildings. Up until 2 
weeks ago, she worked 6 days a week.
  Mr. Speaker, in a world that some say is dominated by glass ceilings, 
Harriet Ressler is living proof that America is still the land of 
opportunity.
  As Paul Harvey would say, ``Harriet, lead on.''

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