House Proceeding 03-17-09 on Mar 17th, 2009 :: 0:59:55 to 1:03:40
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Lynn C. Woolsey: woolsey in asking that we take a moment to recognize women's history month and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from missouri. mr. clay: i recognize the sponsor of the resolution, ms. woolsey of california. for four minute the speaker pro tempore: the

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Speech By: Lynn C. Woolsey

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Lynn C. Woolsey: gentlelady is recognized for four minutes. ms. woolsey: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise to recognize women's history month. women were once considered second-class citizens whose rights were restricted from voting to property ownership. but today women serve in the senate and the house of representatives, they serve as members of the president's

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Lynn C. Woolsey: cabinet and as speaker of the house of representatives. it's important that the role that women have played in shaping this country is honored. however, it wasn't until the late 1970's that women's history was taught in our schools and was almost completely absent in media coverage and cultural

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Lynn C. Woolsey: celebrations. that's why, mr. speaker, 1998 the education task force of the sonoma county commission on the status of women, when i was the chair of the commission on the status of women, initiated a women's history week celebration, a celebration that centered around international

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Lynn C. Woolsey: women's history day. the national women's history project, located in my district, was founded in 1980 by many dedicated women who poured their hearts and ideas in promoting the week-long

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Lynn C. Woolsey: celebration. those who helped decided to write women back into history. thousands of schools and communities then started to commemorate women's history week by bringing lessons on women's achievement into the classroom, staging parades and engaging neighborhoods and churches in celebration of the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: contributions of women. the hard work and dedication of these women and the support of the sonoma county commission on the status of women paid off. they started a national movement and in 1981 congress responded to the growing popularity of women's history week by making it a national

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Lynn C. Woolsey: observance in 1987 and expanding the week to a month, the month of march. imagine what american history lessons would be today without teaching about harriet tubman's underground railroad or the work of elizabeth katie stanton or susan b. anthony and those

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Lynn C. Woolsey: who fought for women's suffrage. dr. sally k. ride, the first woman in space, encouraging more girls to be interested in science. today, mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to join me in reaffirming our commitment to the celebration of women's history by supporting h.res. 211 to ensure our grandchildren

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Lynn C. Woolsey: and great grandchildren learn more about women like amelia air hart and learning about the first woman president. i would like to thank chairman towns, chairman clay and ranking member issa for supporting this resolution. let us reflect of the contributions of women, let us reflect on their place in

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Lynn C. Woolsey: history. with the hope that the day will come and soon when it's impossible to study american