Denise Majette: “What does a woman say to those who have paved her way? We, each of us women in the Congress, could not have done it…”

“What does a woman say to those who have paved her way? We, each of us women in the Congress, could not have done it without you, Rosie. It certainly wasn't an easy haul, and we are still fighting, but you picked up a hammer, literally, and tore down the barrier. It took years for them to stop putting it up again, after all your hard work and patriotic dedication, but here we are. Women of today have the Rosies to thank for ground gained in women's empowerment. Often thought of as the first substantial force of working women, you have certainly earned your place in history. Across the Nation, more than 6 million Rosies departed from their everyday routine. And in my home state of Georgia, we have our very own Rosies still living and serving as an example of what it means to blaze a trail, to fight, to sacrifice, and to be an American patriot. As we honor these women who stayed on the home front and supported the war effort by passing House Concurrent Resolution 413, I want to thank Georgia's Rosies: Mary Isobel Keena, Atlanta; Constance Hagen, Hiawassee; Emery Gantz, Lawrenceville; Elizabeth Bolen Minton, Pine Mountain Valley; and Jeannie Mae Euler, whose family lives in Athens, GA, for all they have given to the country and the confidence of America's women. These and all the other Rosies throughout the United States deserve our thanks as we honor each of them today--you taught the women of our country not only that we could do it, but that we can do anything.”