[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12669-12670]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ROXCY BOLTON

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Roxcy Bolton, a 
true pioneer who, at the age of 90, is hailed as a champion of women's 
rights, as well she should be. It is because of Roxcy's efforts that 
our Nation gathers each year to celebrate Women's Equality Day.
  As a brave and outspoken woman, Roxcy made waves on many issues, 
including the creation of the first rape

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treatment center in the country located at Jackson Memorial Hospital in 
Miami. This was at a time when people didn't even want to talk about 
rape. Roxcy also organized Florida's first crime watch to help curb 
crime against women.
  Roxcy was in the front lines fighting on behalf of abused women and 
created the first women's rescue shelter in our State to provide 
services to women in crisis.
  It was because of Roxcy's leadership that residents and visitors in 
south Florida can learn about the many contributions of women through 
the creation of The Women's Park of Miami-Dade County, which was 
correctly renamed after Roxcy Bolton.
  Roxcy's vision will live on forever. She is an honored constituent, a 
voice of hope for all women, and I am proud to call her a friend.

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