[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3875]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING WOMEN'S HISTORY 
                                 MONTH

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                               speech of

                          HON. MELISSA A. HART

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 19, 2002

  Ms. HART. Mr. Speaker, in honor of Women's History Month, I would 
like to take this opportunity to recognize the life and work of Susan 
B. Anthony, and to celebrate the 182nd anniversary of her birth, which 
took place last month. Susan B. Anthony is remembered as one of our 
greatest foremothers in the drive for women's rights. However, what 
many have forgotten, or chosen to ignore, is that she was amongst our 
Nation's first and most passionate pro-life advocates. For Anthony, the 
rights of the unborn were inseparable from the rights of women, and 
opposition to abortion was an essential part of the cause of women's 
rights.
  This month as we honor the women who have strived to improve the 
lives of women in America and throughout the world, let us remember the 
life and achievements of Susan B. Anthony and what she has done to 
guarantee full rights for both women and their unborn children.

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