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This resolution urges the United States Postal Service to consider creating a commemorative stamp honoring Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon, a pioneering woman in Utah's political and medical history. The resolution highlights Dr. Cannon's significant achievements, including her medical degree at age 23, her additional degrees in pharmacy and oratory, and her groundbreaking political career as Utah's first woman state senator and the first woman state senator in the United States. Specifically, the resolution notes her election to the Utah State Senate in 1896 (the same year Utah became a state) and her legislative work, which included sponsoring bills to improve education for deaf and blind children, establish a state board of health, and protect women employees. The resolution calls for the Postal Service to recognize Dr. Cannon's remarkable contributions by creating a commemorative stamp in her honor and directs that a copy of the resolution be sent to the United States Postal Service.

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