martha hughes. is considered one of the brightest exponents of the women's cause in the united states. pretty high praise her position gave her gave rise to her popularity within utah territory where she became the first female state senator anywhere in the country. and that's an amazing feat. she served to a term there and she used her position for the good of others in the legislature. martha led the effort to establish a state board of health and she introduced bills to establish a school for the deaf and blind. she wasn't when she wasn't in office, she was running her practice and she had a lot going on and as the youngest head surgeon at the newly established hospital, which is an female medical institution, she used her skills, talents and experience to serve others and all grateful that she did. it's to our disappointment that we don't know more about her and that she didn't. we don't have more of her writings as, history records, some of were burned at her request. she was humble, too. appar

so vital to the remembering of martha hughes cannon. we have so might license each as we travel the state that we might travel in safety. no harm early or accidentally haul follows. we ask them why bless the leaders of our country that they might guide us in righteousness. we ask them why. plus president russell, i'm now nelson, president of the church of jesus of latter day saints, who served his here this day, we're grateful for the gospel of jesus christ, which brought martha to this country. and we say these things in the name of jesus christ, amen. ladies and gentlemen, this the ceremony. thank you for joining us today. welcome again, ladies and gentlemen, to let us look at congress today. our guest is member of a distinguished american who whose members have served our country both in time of war and in peace three times he was elected by the state of massachusetts to the united states senate. and he was the first man since the civil war to resign from his seat in order to serve the united states armed forces. he served with great