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Rashida Tlaib was mentioned in IN RECOGNITION OF CLARA BELLE HUNTER DOUTLY..... on page E1129 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Oct. 21, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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IN RECOGNITION OF CLARA BELLE HUNTER DOUTLY

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HON. RASHIDA TLAIB

of michigan

in the house of representatives

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding contributions of Ms. Clara Doutly, a resident of Michigan's 13th Congressional District and one of our country's ``Rosie the Riveters,'' as she celebrates her one hundredth birthday.

Ms. Doutly was raised in Detroit, as the youngest of six siblings and attended Cass Technical High School. At nineteen years old, she began working at Briggs Manufacturing, where she helped produced parts and riveting components for B-24 and B-29 bombers for World War II. Ms. Doutly was one of among 300,000 other women who worked as riveters, assembling warplanes across Michigan during the 1940s. Clara Doutly, Detroit's own ``Rosie the Riveter,'' contributed to our country to victory and became an icon of women's empowerment and strength.

We owe our gratitude to Clara Doutly and the countless other Michigan women who stepped up to serve as the critical workforce and labor our country needed. Even now, Ms. Doutly continues to show up for her community and others through her many years of service work at the St. Patrick's Senior Center in the 13th Congressional District. Ms. Clara Doutly is a true example of Detroit's strength, resiliency, and power of its people. We recognize Ms. Doutly and all of our ``Rosie the Riveters'' across our state and country for breaking down barriers to women in the workforce and for their contributions to our history.

Please join me in wishing Detroit's Rosie the Riveter, Ms. Clara Hunter Doutly, a happy one hundredth birthday as we recognize her contributions to our country and to our community in the 13th Congressional District.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 185

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