Norton’s Women Who Worked on The Home Front World War II Memorial Act Signed Into Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that President Biden signed her Women Who Worked on the Home Front World War II Memorial Act, which would authorize the establishment of a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the contributions of the women who kept the home front running during World War II, into law. The bill was included as part of the omnibus appropriations package. The idea for the memorial came from Norton’s constituent Raya Kenney, who has been advocating tirelessly for it for more than a decade. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).

“Women have largely been ignored in the memorials on federal land in the nation’s capital,” CongresswomanNorton said. “My constituent Raya Kenney, the founder of the Women Who Worked on the Home Front Foundation, came up with the idea to honor these brave women who supported the World War II effort. Thank you to Senator Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, for leading this effort in the Senate.”

“It’s long past time we recognize the contributions hardworking women made during World War II—they rolled up their sleeves and took whatever job was necessary to keep the country they loved moving forward,” said Senator Duckworth. “I’m proud this bipartisan legislation that will honor their efforts and help ensure better representation for women in the cherished, world-renowned memorials in our nation’s capital is now law.”

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