Haley Stevens: “House Concurrent Resolution 216, to move the Suffrage Statue from the crypt to the rotunda is a good compromise. I…”

“House Concurrent Resolution 216, to move the Suffrage Statue from the crypt to the rotunda is a good compromise. I congratulate Representative Constance Morella and the leadership of the House for devising and approving this measure. The House resolution compliments the resolution passed in the Senate last session and recognizes three important women leaders: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony; and an important right--the right for women to vote. That change in our democracy changed the world. This statue will inspire some 4 million visitors to the rotunda next year with the physical reality that this Nation was shaped by both men and women leaders. There are several people that deserve special recognition: Of the $75,000 required for the move, $1,600 was raised by 9-year old Arlyss Endres from Arizona; Coline Jenkins--the great granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton--worked tirelessly with the Woman Suffrage Statue campaign committee. Marian Miller, vice president of the Federation of Republican Women, and political activists from both sides of the aisle such as Republican Ann Stone and Democrat Joan Wages, demonstrated the commitment of women across the Nation to this cause. Among the literally thousands of men and women contributing their time and money to this project, I would like to recognize for the record the work of Shelley Heretyk, Kay Cash-Smith, Maia Greco, Sherry Little and cochairs Joan Meacham and Karen Staser.”