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Congressional Record—Senate S4741 May 12, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4741 vast and growing number of Ameri- A second inductee is Judge Constance Ms. Ponselle shocked the opera world cans, or impose new regulatory burdens Baker Motley. Born in New Haven, when she retired in 1937. She dedicated on one of our economy’s most impor- Connecticut, Judge Motley first be- the remaining forty-four years of her tant assets. I believe it is crucial that came interested in civil rights after life to helping train and teach aspiring we save credit unions from undue limi- being denied admission into a local young operatic youths. One of her most tations, and that this legislation will public beach and skating rink. notable students was Placido Domingo. achieve that goal without harming any After graduating from high school, She also served as the artistic director other industry. I urge my colleagues to she was unable to afford college, so she of the Baltimore Civic Opera Company. support this legislation.∑ worked for $50 a month refinishing fur- She died in Baltimore in May 1991. f niture. She continued to be active and Her voice was said to exude a blend of to voice her beliefs, despite her inabil- youthfulness and maturity and she re- FIFTH CLASS OF INDUCTEES INTO ity to further her education. A local mains an inspiration to opera students THE CONNECTICUT WOMEN’S philanthropist, Clarence Blakeslee, and audiences worldwide. HALL OF FAME heard her speak at the Youth Council Lillian Vernon, another inductee, is a ∑ Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise in 1939, and he was so impressed with resident of Greenwich, Connecticut. today to congratulate the fifth class of her that he offered to pay for her edu- She is the founder and CEO of Lillian inductees into the Connecticut Wom- cation. She graduated from New York Vernon Corporation. She entered the en’s Hall of Fame. These five women University in 1943, and three years industry of mail order catalogues in gained recognition in fields of nature, later received her law degree from Co- the 1950’s when it was dominated by in- justice, the arts, and finance and rep- lumbia University. dustry moguls such as Richard Sears resent the best of my state and of our After graduating from Columbia, she and A. Montgomery Ward. The com- nation. worked full time for the Legal Defense pany, which began in 1951, was one of I want to take this opportunity to and Educational Fund of the NAACP, the first to offer personalized merchan- speak about each of this year’s induct- under then chief counsel Thurgood dise by mail. The corporation was the ees. Marshall. She worked there for twenty first company founded by a woman to Dorrit Hoffleit, a resident of New years as a staff member and associate be publicly traded on the American Haven, Connecticut, has established counsel and she was known for her im- Stock Exchange. herself as a premiere astronomer pressive skill as an oral advocate. Dur- Ms. Vernon also does a great deal of through her work as senior researcher ing her time at the Legal Defense and charity work. She serves on the boards at Yale University. For over seventy Educational Fund she argued before of various non-profit organizations, in- years she has studied astronomy and the Supreme Court ten times, winning cluding the Kennedy Center, Lincoln has received an undergraduate degree nine appeals. She is renowned for her Center, New York University’s College from Radcliffe in mathematics and a work with Thurgood Marshall and oth- of Arts and Science, and the Children’s doctorate from Harvard. Her interest ers on the landmark Brown versus Museum. She has been honored for her in stars began early in her childhood Board of Education case. work as a business leader and commu- when she saw two stars collide. Judge Motley entered politics in 1964, During World War II, Professor nity activist. She received the Ellis Is- serving in the New York State Senate. Hoffleit worked as a mathematician at land Medal of Honor, the Big Brothers- In 1965 she became the first woman to the Ballistic Research Laboratories at Big Sisters National Hero Award, and the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Mary- serve as a City Borough President. the Direct Marketing Hall of Fame land. It is here that she felt the effects During this time, she worked on ways Award. Ms. Vernon is a remarkable en- of being a female in a male-dominated to improve the inner-city through bet- trepreneur, businesswomen, and role field. She was paid less for doing the ter housing and schools. In 1966, she be- model. same work as her male colleagues. In came the first African-American The final inductee is Mabel Osgood fact, despite her doctorate she still re- woman to be appointed to a federal Wright. She was a resident of Fairfield, ceived a sub-professional ranking. judgeship in the U.S. District Court for Connecticut and was the founder and However, she protested this treatment the Southern District of New York. As President of the Connecticut Audubon and as a result was given her due rank a federal judge she continued to break Society. Wright established the first and ultimately transferred to Wash- new ground. In 1982 she was made chief bird sanctuary in the United States, ington. judge and in 1986 was appointed senior naming it Birdcraft. She founded the In 1956, she went on to direct the judge. Neither position had ever been sanctuary around the turn of the cen- Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nan- held by a woman before her. tury, fearing that bird life was being tucket, Mass. Her work there helped to Judge Motley’s work for justice over gradually eradicated. provide women with more substantial five decades has been responsible for Wright saw conservation education opportunities in astronomy. An indica- some of the most extraordinary as a key element to sustaining wildlife. tion of her success is that twenty-five changes in American culture during She wrote many books in an effort to percent of the students who worked our history. She has received many introduce children to nature apprecia- with Professor Hoffleit have gone on to awards and honorary degrees for her tion and conservation. She published a become professional astronomers. immense contributions to civil rights field guide to New England birds in As a member of the Yale research and the legal profession. 1895. During this time, the Audubon faculty, Professor Hoffleit has made A third inductee is Rosa Ponselle. movement was still young and was immense academic contributions to Born Rosa Melba Ponzillo, she was a lacking public support. Through her in- her field. She is most renowned for her first generation American, the daugh- volvement she helped to revive the or- two star catalogs. Her most well ter of Italian immigrants who settled ganization on the state level. Aside known catalog, The Bright Star Cata- in Meriden, Connecticut. She began from serving as President of the Con- logue, has been defined as ‘‘the bible of studying music and singing at age ten. necticut Audubon Society, she served virtually every stellar astronomer.’’ Her musical break came at eighteen as an officer of the national group and Despite retiring from Yale over twen- when she auditioned for the great as an editor and writer for Bird Lore ty years ago, Professor Hoffleit con- opera legend, Enrico Caruso. Imme- magazine. tinues to go to work every day. In diately after auditioning, she was cast It is said that Wright was unique in these past twenty years, she has not in the role of Leonora in the Metropoli- the environmental movement. This is drawn a salary. She is dedicated to tan Opera’s staging of Verdi’s ‘‘La because she was a nature writer as well educating her colleagues and future as- Forza del Destino.’’ She remained loyal as a community leader and her mes- tronomers, rather than promoting her- to the Metropolitan throughout her ca- sage focused not on the protection of self and her career. As a result of her reer, and she spent all but four seasons our national parks but the preserva- profound selflessness and service, the of her nineteen-year career performing tion of our backyards, our gardens, and effects of her efforts will be as limitless there. In fact, she was the first Amer- our bird sanctuaries. She believed the as the stars she has spent a lifetime ican-trained singer to star at the Met- best way to preserve nature was studying. ropolitan. through teaching children how to do it. VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:44 Oct 31, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1998SENATE\S12MY8.REC S12MY8 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S4742 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 12, 1998 Although she died in 1935, her mes- ported by the Administration. All of capped. Safeguards will also be im- sage lives on at the Birdcraft Bird the major veterans’ service organiza- posed to ensure the cap is not exceeded. Sanctuary which remains a museum tions have urged enactment of this leg- This bill may even save Medicare dol- containing exhibits of Connecticut islation. And, as I previously noted, the lars by imposing a mandatory five per- wildlife and providing frequent tours Senate approved this legislation last cent discount on its reimbursement for for school children. year as part of the Senate-approved services provided to veterans. All five of these inductees are richly Balanced Budget Act. Those targeted by this legislation are deserving of this award.
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