,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ghf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,january #i1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,bishop of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 and    
,mr4 ,mc,adams7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
designation of ,january #aa1 #bjbj1 as  
,national ,martha ,hughes ,cannon ,day4 
,whereas ,dr4 ,martha ,hughes ,cannon   
was born on ,july #a1 #aheg1 and moved  
to the ,territory of ,utah when she was 
young2 ,whereas ,dr4 ,cannon earned     
numerous academic degrees and became the
 resident physician at the women-run    
,deseret ,hospital in ,salt ,lake ,city2
 ,whereas ,dr4 ,cannon was a strong     
advocate for women's rights and integral
 to ensuring that women's               
enfranchisement was included in the     
,state of ,utah's ,constitution2        
,whereas1 in #ahif1 ,dr4 ,cannon        
defeated her husband in a ,state ,senate

 election and became the first woman to 
serve in a ,state ,senate2 ,whereas ,dr4
 ,cannon was sworn in to the ,utah      
,state ,senate on ,january #aa1 #ahig2  
,whereas because of her leadership1     
thousands of women have served in ,state
 legislatures1 including over #ejj women
 who followed in her footsteps and      
served as ,state ,senators in #bjai2 and
 ,whereas ,dr4 ,cannon was a pioneer for
 women in government and helped pave the
 path for the many women who serve      
today3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the
 ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7      
supports the designation of ,national   
,martha ,hughes ,cannon ,day2  7#b7     
recognizes the value that women bring to
 good governance2 and  7#c7 encourages  
women to become involved in ,federal1   
,state1 and local government4