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By:  Thompson                                                     H.R. No. 203



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906) was an aggressive 
participant in the fight against slavery; and
	WHEREAS, Susan B. Anthony believed in the right for all 
people, regardless of race, to be able to obtain educational 
opportunities; and
	WHEREAS, Susan B. Anthony made it her life's purpose to 
advocate and defend women's rights; and
	WHEREAS, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States, guaranteeing all women the right to vote, has also come to 
be known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment; and
	WHEREAS, Susan B. Anthony is one of only three women to have 
been honored by a statue that has been placed in the United States 
Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, the Texas House of Representatives first recognized 
Susan B. Anthony Day in Texas during the 63rd Legislature in 1973; 
and
	WHEREAS, a certified copy of H.C.R. 29 was framed together 
with a portrait of Susan B. Anthony and has hung in the Hall of the 
House for more than 30 years; and
	WHEREAS, it has become a bipartisan tradition to celebrate 
Susan B. Anthony Day and her lifelong effort to obtain suffrage for 
American women; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature recognizes February 15th as Susan B. Anthony day in 
Texas.