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Women in the US Congress -- List of US Congresswomen
More than 200 women have served in the US Congress. Following is an index of these women, arranged by the year they first took office.
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Bella Abzug
In 1978 she again ran for Congress, in a special election. In 1977-1978 Bella Abzug served as co-chair of the National Advisory Committee on Women. ...
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Shirley Chisholm
She thus became the first black woman elected to Congress. ... In 1984, she helped form the National Political Congress of Black Women (NPCBW). ...
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About Jeannette Rankin
Jeanette Rankin Dies; First Woman in Congress, 92 From the New York Times, May 20, 1973, the obituary of "the first woman to serve in teh United States ...
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Barbara Jordan
Known for: role in Watergate hearings; keynotes at 1976 and 1992 Democratic National Conventions; first Southern African American woman elected to Congress; ...
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Shirley Chisholm Quotes
Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to serve in the United States Congress. An early education expert, Shirley Chisholm was elected to the New York ...
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Nancy Pelosi
1987: elected to Congress in a special election 2001: elected minority whip for the Democrats in Congress, the first time a woman had held a party office ...
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Nancy Pelosi Quotes
It's an historic moment for the Congress, it's an historic moment for the women of America. It is a moment for which we have waited over 200 years. ...
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Bella Abzug Quotes
Related Resources for Bella Abzug. Bella Abzug Biography · Women in the US Congress · Women's Equality Day. More Women's Quotes: ...
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Barbara Jordan Quotes
Barbara Jordan was the first black woman to be elected to the Texas Senate. ... Barbara Jordan. Barbara Jordan BiographyWomen in CongressFamous Black Women ...
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