March 7, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 41 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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             RECOGNIZING RUTH WEAKLEY ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. CARBAJAL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARBAJAL. Madam Speaker, this Women's History Month, I rise to 
recognize Ruth Weakley of Arroyo Grande on her 100th birthday today.
  During World War II, with many of America's young men serving 
overseas, U.S. jobs traditionally held by men began to open their doors 
to women.
  While Ruth's husband, Harry, was away serving in the Army Air Force, 
Ruth stepped up to serve, and became one of a handful of women driving 
rural postal routes. She drove a route in Los Angeles County for nearly 
2 years during the war, resigning when her husband returned from his 
military service in December 1945.
  Contributions like hers were both critical to our Nation's war effort 
and to reshaping the role of women in our workforce and society.
  Today, over 70 years after Ruth's time with the Postal Service and on 
her 100th birthday, I recognize and thank her for her service to our 
Nation and to women everywhere.

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