morris as you already heard from my friend cynthia lummis, the first woman to hold a judicial office both in the nation and possibly in the modern world. or sarah winnemucca, the first native american author and activist. these 11 women that are represented here with and honored with statues in the halls of congress are some of the brightest and boldest that our nation has to offer. now, i would remiss if i didn't also mention 11 the most recent addition to these halls, dr. mary mcleod bethune from the great state of florida. yes, you can applaud her because she is an incredible she was a pioneering educator, a civil rights activist and public servant. and most people know her for starting now. what is now bethune cookman university. but she did so much more for our state and our nation. she also advised president franklin roosevelt and was the sole african-american woman officially join the u.s. delegation that created the united nations charter. dr. bethune is an incredible addition to the just under 270 statues here at the capitol. by the way, for those of you that just heard me say, 270 statues and i'm trying to do some math, i already did