In part for the ring name for my mother and rebeccas grandmother and with the speaker of the house and all of you idealists powerful women and leader mccarthy. It really is an occasion worth celebratingand celebrating well into next year. Let me review the New York Times headline or may 22 1919. Suffrage was easily inhouse, boat 349. 19 republicans and 17 democrats largely from the south. The surprise boat was nicholas longwood who had voted the year before in the amendment had come to the house and then it had been terrifying for the supporters, he had voted against them but he said things have changed in his day since then. He didnt mention his wife alice probably wouldnt let him come home but after that are breaking vote in the house or heart stopping vote in the house, it was a heartbreaking one in the senate, a rare lost by one vote but the women fighting for their rights persisted and chance part, House Speaker in 1980 that democratic leader in 1919, he said when i first came to
Powerful women and leader mccarthy. [laughter] it really is a an occasion worth celebrating and celebrating well into next year. Until august. 30489. 19 republicans, largely from the south, comprised opposition. The surprise vote was nicholas ongworth, who had voted the year before the amendment come one e house and passed by vote and has been terrifying for the supporters. E didnt mention who probably wouldnt let him come over. After that heartbreaking vote in heartbreakingas a one in the senate. House speaker he in 1918, the democratic leader in 1919, the two of you can to this switching around he said, when i first the voice of ss, the suffragist was like john the baptist crying in the wilderness. It was more a joke than anything else. Is what idnt say change him. His own wife had wanted to see what horrible conditions suffragist en the were imprisoned for the crime of the the crime of blocking the sidewalk. Because they had the at the atter to picket the white house. They were lock
Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives, accompanied by the honorable Kevin Mccarthy, mckay cole james, the honorable barbara mikulski, the honorable Brenda Lawrence, the honorable debbie lesko, ms. Cokie roberts, and ms. Rebecca boggs roberts. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives. Good afternoon. [ cheers and applause ] good afternoon, yes, yes indeed this afternoon is very much a cause for celebration and cheering for what happened 100 years ago today in the house of representatives. Well, thank the u. S. Army String Quartet for making it so pleasant for us. [ applause ] im honored to be here with Kevin Mccarthy and the bipartisan members of congress. Mostly our women members of congress. We salute our cochairs of the bipartisan house caucus for womens issues, congresswoman Brenda Lawrence and congresswoman debbie lesko. [ applause ] and let us welcome cokie robe s roberts,
Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives, accompanied by the honorable Kevin Mccarthy. Ms. Cay coles james, the honorable barbara mikulski, the honorable Brenda Lawrence, the honorable debbie lesco, ms. Koki roberts and ms. Rebecca roberts. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, yes, yes indeed this afternoon is very much a cause for celebration and cheering for what happened 100 years ago today in the house of representatives. Thank the u. S. Army String Quartet for making so pleasant for us. Im honored to be here with Kevin Mccarthy and the bipartisan members of congress. Mostly our women members of congress. We salute our cochairs of the bipartisan house caucus for womens issues, congresswoman Brenda Lawrence and congresswoman debbie lesco, and let us welcome a trail blazing force for women in journalism and her daughter rebecca an outstanding
Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi. The speaker of the house of representatives. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Yes. Yes, indeed. This afternoon is very much a cause for celebration and cheering for what happened 100 years ago today. In the house of representatives. Well, thank the u. S. Army String Quartet for making it so pleasant for us. [ applause ] im honored to be here with Kevin Mccarthy and the bipartisan members of congress. Mostly our women members of congress. We salute our cochairs of the bipartisan house caucus for womens issues, congresswoman Brenda Lawrence and congresswoman debbie lesko. [ applause ] and let us welcome cokie roberts, a trail blazing force for women in journalism and her daughter rebecca, an outstanding journalist in her own right writing about women. [ applause ] as many of the women members know, the lindy boggs room in this room, the only room named for a woman in the capitol is named for cokies lovely mother and rebeccas grandmother, l