[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E320]
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                         WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

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                          HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 13, 2020

  Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commemorate 
Women's History Month--and specifically, this year's Women's History 
Month.
  In 2020, we celebrate 100 years since the passage of the 19th 
Amendment and the beginning of women's suffrage.
  This is also the year in which 38 states finally ratified the Equal 
Rights Amendment and we held a vote on the House floor to extend the 
deadline for passage.
  These historic milestones remind us of how hard women have worked and 
fought in the streets, in the courts, and in political office for the 
rights we have today.
  But even as we celebrate the role of courageous trailblazers, we 
remember, too, the hidden figures whose contributions are not in our 
history books.
  I think about the knowledge we cannot pass down, and about the women 
we will never know because their history was not recorded.
  We've made gains in the home, in the workplace, in military service, 
across civil and reproductive rights, and as global leaders.
  Despite that, we know that there are many places where young girls do 
not see what they can be--shattering elusive glass ceilings will change 
that.

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