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 ,smi? 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! life & legacy ( 
,coya ,knutson4  ,:]eas ,cornelia       
,g5evive ,gjesdal ,coya ,knutson 0 born 
on ,augu/ #bb1 #aiab1 9 ,edmore1 ,nor?  
,dakota2 ,:]eas ,coya ,gjesdal graduat$ 
f ,concordia ,college 9 ,moorhead1      
,m9nesota1 ) majors 9 ,engli% & ,music &
 a m9or 9 ,education2 ,:]eas ,coya      
,gjesdal m>ri$ ,&y ,knutson 9 #aidj &   
lat] adopt$ a son2 ,:]eas ,coya ,knutson
 0 involv$ 9 h] community1 work+ z a    
tea*]1 volunte]+1 e/abli%+ a m$ical     
cl9ic1 & s]v+ on ! ,r$ ,lake ,c\nty     
,welf>e ,bo>d2 ,:]eas ,coya ,knutson 0  
elect$ to ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives (   
,m9nesota 9 #aiej2 ,:]eas ,/ate         
,repres5tative ,knutson support$ heal? &
 education initiatives & sponsor$ ! fir/
 clean air bill 9 ,m9nesota1 :i*        

prohibit$ smok+ 9 "s public places2     
,:]eas1 9 #aied1 ,coya ,knutson won a   
seat 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 despite hav+ lo/ !       
nom9ation ( h] p>ty to a man2 ,:]eas    
,coya ,knutson became ! fir/ woman      
elect$ to ,congress f ,m9nesota2 ,:]eas 
,congresswoman ,knutson became ! fir/   
woman to be appo9t$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives2 ,:]eas ,congresswoman  
,knutson sponsor$ legislation t         
ev5tually l$ to exp&$ s*ool lun*        
assi/ance1 ! fir/ ,f$]al /ud5t loan     
program1 & ! fir/ appropriations =      
rese>* on cy/ic fibrosis2 ,:]eas        
,congresswoman ,knutson's husb& did n   
support h] c>e] & report$ly wrote a     
public lett] 9 #aieh ord]+ h] to return 
to ,m9nesota to make a home = h] son &  
husb&2 ,:]eas ! /ory ( ! lett] 0 tak5 up
 by ! national press1 ) newspap]s across
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates runn+ ! headl9e ,coya1 
,come ,home2 ,:]eas ,coya ,knutson lo/  
reelection 9 #aieh to a man ^: campaign 

slogan 0 ,a ,big ,man = a ,man-,siz$    
,job2 ,:]eas ,coya ,knutson ev5tually   
divorc$ h] husb&1 mov$ p]man5tly to     
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 & 0 appo9t$ by ,presid5t
 ,k5n$y to be ! liaison (fic] 9 ! ,(fice
 ( ,civil ,def5se at ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se1 :]e %e s]v$ until #aigj2 ,:]eas
 ,coya ,knutson retir$ f politics & mov$
 back to ,m9nesota to live ) h] son & 8 
family until h] dea? 9 #aiif at #hb ye>s
 ( age2 & ,:]eas ,coya ,knutson 0 a     
trailblaz] & an inspiration :o 0 devot$ 
to h] community1 ,/ate1 & c\ntry3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate honors ! life &
 legacy ( ,coya ,knutson1 ^: d$ication  
to ov]com+ exceptional odds & devotion  
to ! well-be+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all    
s]ve z an inspiration = g5]ations (     
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4