March 25, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 51 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages H2786-H2787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                         WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my 
colleagues on the Women's Caucus in celebrating Women's History Month.
  I am very fortunate to come from New York State, the birthplace of 
the women's rights movement in Seneca Falls, and a State that has given 
many great women leaders to this country, such as Elizabeth Cady 
Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Bella Abzug, Geraldine Ferraro, and Shirley 
Chisholm.
  But the truth is that many women who have made extraordinary 
contributions to our country are largely left out of the telling of our 
Nation's history. That is why I am reintroducing bipartisan legislation 
this week to establish a Smithsonian Women's History Museum in 
Washington, D.C., and I hope that all my colleagues will join me in 
this goal.
  It comes down to a basic question: How can we empower women if we do 
not even recognize them? There is not one comprehensive women's museum 
anywhere in the United States of America. The U.S. needs and deserves a 
women's history museum that will inspire men and women of all ages for 
future generations during Women's History Month and all through the 
year. It

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is important. I hope we can make it happen in this Congress.

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