[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23655]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CELEBRATING 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME OF SENECA 
                            FALLS, NEW YORK

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                         HON. MICHAEL A. ARCURI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 6, 2009

  Mr. ARCURI. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today in honor of the National Women's Hall of Fame of Seneca Falls, 
New York on their 40th anniversary.
  It was in Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls in 1848 that activists like 
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott laid the 
cornerstone of the Women's Rights Movement. At the conclusion of this 
two-day, first ever Women's Rights Convention, 68 women and 32 men 
signed their names to the Declaration of Sentiments, signaling their 
commitment to pursuing suffrage and equal rights for women. This 
historic event, which we remember with a statue in the rotunda here in 
the U.S. Capitol, paved the way for generations of women who yearned to 
fully participate in and contribute to American society.
  In 1969, the women and men of Seneca Falls established the National 
Women's Hall of Fame as a permanent showcase for the extraordinary 
contributions of American women. Forty years later, the organization 
has grown to include important artifacts and 230 inductees from around 
the nation, as women continue to influence and shape the arts, 
athletics, business, education, government, humanities, philanthropy 
and science.
  Madam Speaker, I call on my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
National Women's Hall of Fame on achieving this milestone. Their 
anniversary provides an important opportunity to honor the many women, 
both past and present, whose vision and hard work have contributed so 
much to the strength and progress of our nation.

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