[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 15926]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         WOMEN SUFFRAGISTS DAY

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be joined today on the 
House floor by two exceptional soon-to-be fourth graders from Southern 
Nevada, Hannah Low and Destiny Carroll.
  These young women were inspired after reading about the women's 
suffrage movement and began a petition drive seeking to create a 
holiday honoring America's suffragists.
  Hannah and Destiny presented this petition to me with hundreds of 
signatures that they obtained in my Las Vegas office. I am so proud of 
Hannah and Destiny, and I am honored to introduce a resolution to 
establish a day to commemorate America's suffragists. While it may seem 
unbelievable today, it was not very long ago that women were not able 
to vote in this country. I hope that by creating a holiday honoring the 
suffragists, we will keep alive the memory of the struggle to win this 
important right for women.
  I thank Hannah and Destiny for serving as an inspiration for my 
resolution, and for being here on this very important day. I hope it is 
a moment that they will long remember, and I hope that they continue 
working to make a difference in their community and make a difference 
in our world and make it a better place to be.

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