Kendrick Meek: “I do not think there is any week with any more importance or month as significant as Women's History Week. The…”

“I do not think there is any week with any more importance or month as significant as Women's History Week. The contributions of women in this country are so outstanding until if every woman in Washington were to be here today, they could not say enough about what women have done. On both the local, State and national level, women have made significant contributions to our society and they will continue to do so. Our role in government is increasing. Our role in the health medical sciences is increasing. Our role in science is increasing. Our role in every facet of American culture is increasing. But most of all, Mr. Speaker, women now are sort of the bedrock of the family. We seek to be the glue to hold it together. Regardless of what phase of life that we participate in, we still feel that we have the family as our most significant contribution. We give, we yield, we culture, we nurture our children and we do our best to have them grow into outstanding individuals. I came today to talk about a health problem that is so devastating to young women. It is called lupus. It kills women in their childbearing years. It cripples them. It maims them. It makes them feel as if they have no life-style at all.”