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This resolution commemorates Minnie Fisher Cunningham, a pioneering women's rights activist born in 1882 near New Waverly, Texas, by highlighting her significant contributions to women's suffrage and social reform. As a prominent leader in the women's rights movement, Cunningham served as president of the Texas Equal Suffrage Association, helped secure women's voting rights in primary elections, and played a crucial role in Texas becoming the first southern state to ratify the 19th Amendment. Beyond suffrage, she was a founder of the League of Women Voters, championed the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Act, and pursued groundbreaking political careers, including running for U.S. Senate and governor. Her professional achievements included working in various government roles during the New Deal era and remaining actively engaged in progressive causes throughout her life, such as helping establish the Texas Observer and managing a local Kennedy campaign headquarters. The resolution celebrates Cunningham's extraordinary vision and resolve in empowering American women, recognizing her lasting impact 60 years after her death in 1964.

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