Marcy Kaptur: “11 years ago, the 101st Congress marked the bicentenary of this institution by compiling and printing a volume entitled…”

“11 years ago, the 101st Congress marked the bicentenary of this institution by compiling and printing a volume entitled Women in Congress, 1917 to 1990, a compendium of photographs and brief biographies of the 129 women who had served in the House and Senate as of that time. The senior congresswoman in the House then, Congresswoman Lindy Boggs of Louisiana, who was later appointed as the United States of America's first woman ambassador to the Vatican, took responsibility for the printing of that document. Since then, another 79 women have served. Thus, a new addition of 'Women in Congress' would gather in one updated volume useful information for teachers, students and others about the 208 women who have served to date through all of America's history, including the 61 who now serve here in the House and the 13 serving in the other body. Currently we have 74 women serving in both the House and Senate, and 461 men. Mr. Speaker, as we enter the 21st century, the time has come to update and reprint 'Women in Congress.' With it America marks the progress and substantial contribution that women are making in this most democratic legislative body on Earth.”