I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3779 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative 
trail route in connection with the Women’s Rights National Historical 
Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated 
with the struggle for women’s suffrage, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2005 
Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE 
of Florida, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CASE, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 
PETERSON of Minnesota, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. SOLIS, and Ms. 
WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
commemorative trail route in connection with the Wom-
en’s Rights National Historical Park to link properties 
that are historically and thematically associated with the 
struggle for women’s suffrage, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘National Women’s Rights History Project Act of 2005’’.
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The women’s rights movement is one of the 
three great protest traditions in United States his-
tory, sharing that status with the struggle for racial 
equality and the labor movement. 
(2) On July 19, 1848, a group of activists in-
cluding Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and 
Mary Ann M’Clintock, convened the first Women’s 
Rights Convention at Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca 
Falls, New York. During the Convention, 68 women 
and 32 men signed the Declaration of Sentiments 
calling for a broad array of rights for women, in-
cluding suffrage. 
(3) Under the leadership of Elizabeth Cady 
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, the National Amer-
ican Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was 
formed. NAWSA was instrumental in securing pas-
sage of the 19th amendment, which amended the 
Constitution to give women the right to vote. The 
19th amendment was passed by Congress on June 
4, 1919, and was ratified on August 18, 1920. 
(4) Susan B. Anthony formed the Equal Rights 
Association, refuted ideas that women were inferior 
to men, and fought for women’s right to vote. She 
also campaigned for the rights of women to own
property, to keep their own earnings, and to have 
custody of their children. In 1900, she persuaded 
the University of Rochester to admit women. 
(5) In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 
the women’s movement expanded to also play a crit-
ical role in shaping policies on economic and social 
welfare. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF VOTES FOR WOMEN HISTORY 
TRAIL ROUTE AS FEATURE OF WOMEN’S 
RIGHTS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
Title XVI of Public Law 96–607, which established 
the Women’s Rights National Historical Park, is amended 
by inserting after section 1601 (16 U.S.C. 410ll) the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1602. VOTES FOR WOMEN HISTORY TRAIL ROUTE. 
‘‘(a) FINDING.—There is an opportunity for the 
Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls 
and Waterloo, New York, to work in partnership with his-
torically and thematically related properties in the corridor 
between Syracuse and Rochester, New York, including the 
Susan B. Anthony House, to tell the story of the 72-year 
fight for women’s suffrage. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAIL ROUTE.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior, acting through the Director of Na-
tional Park Service, with concurrence of the agency having
jurisdiction over the relevant roads, is authorized to des-
ignate a vehicular tour route, to be known as the ‘Votes 
for Women History Trail Route’, to link properties in the 
State of New York that are historically and thematically 
associated with the struggle for women’s suffrage in the 
United States. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Votes for Women His-
tory Trail Route shall be administered by the National 
Park Service through the Women’s Rights National His-
torical Park. 
‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES.—To facilitate the establishment of 
the Votes for Women History Trail Route and the dissemi-
nation of information regarding the Trail Route, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) produce and disseminate appropriate edu-
cational materials regarding the Trail Route, such 
as handbooks, maps, exhibits, signs, interpretive 
guides, and electronic information; 
‘‘(2) coordinate the management, planning, and 
standards of the auto route in partnership with par-
ticipating properties, other Federal agencies, and 
State and local governments; 
‘‘(3) create and adopt an official, uniform sym-
bol or device to mark the Votes for Women History 
Trail Route; and
‘‘(4) issue guidelines for the use of such symbol 
or device. 
‘‘(e) ELEMENTS OF TRAIL ROUTE.—The Secretary 
may designate as an official stop on the Votes for Women 
History Trail Route any of the following properties, sub-
ject to the consent of the owner of the property: 
‘‘(1) All units and programs of Women’s Rights 
National Historical Park that pertain to the struggle 
for women’s suffrage. 
‘‘(2) Other Federal, State, local, and privately 
owned properties that the Secretary determines have 
a verifiable connection to the struggle for women’s 
suffrage. 
‘‘(3) Other governmental and nongovernmental 
facilities and programs of an educational, commemo-
rative, research, or interpretive nature that the Sec-
retary determines to be directly related to the strug-
gle for women’s suffrage. 
‘‘(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMORANDA 
OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED.—To facilitate the establish-
ment of the Votes for Women History Trail Route 
and to ensure effective coordination of the Federal 
and non-Federal properties designated as stops 
along the Trail Route, the Secretary is authorized to