Kathy Manning: “I want to thank Congresswoman Moore for leading this Special Order hour. I want to thank our Democratic Women's Caucus…”

“I want to thank Congresswoman Moore for leading this Special Order hour. I want to thank our Democratic Women's Caucus chair, Representative Frankel, and my co-chair of the policy committee, Representative Pressley, for being with us tonight to celebrate this important moment. I rise today to celebrate Women's History Month and to recognize three courageous women from North Carolina who broke the glass ceiling and paved the way for future women in politics. First, I want to honor a true trailblazer from North Carolina, Gertrude Weil, a Jewish woman from Goldsboro, North Carolina. She was the daughter of immigrants who dedicated her life for fighting for women's equality, labor reforms, and civil rights. Gertrude led the tireless fight for women's right to vote through an organization she led, the North Carolina Equal Suffragette Association. In 1920, following years of suffragette advocacy, the 19th Amendment was finally ratified giving women the right to vote. Following the ratification, Gertrude called a meeting at the Guilford County Courthouse to announce that her organization would no longer be the suffragettes but would not become the North Carolina League of Women Voters.…”