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.
Sala Galante Burton
Democrat - California
Served: 1983 - 1987
Barbara Boxer
Democrat - California
Served: 1983 - 1993
Barbara F. Vucanovich
Republican - Nevada
Served: 1983 - 1997
Nancy L. Johnson
Republican - Connecticut
Served: 1983 - 2007
Marcia C. (Marcy) Kaptur
Democrat - Ohio
Served: 1983 - Present
Catherine S. Long
Democrat - Louisiana
Served: 1985 - 1987
Helen Delich Bentley
Republican - Maryland
Served: 1985 - 1995
Jan L. Meyers
Republican - Kansas
Served: 1985 - 1997
Patricia F. Saiki
Republican - Hawaii
Served: 1987 - 1991
Elizabeth J. Patterson
Democrat - South Carolina
Served: 1987 - 1993
Constance A. Morella
Republican - Maryland
Served: 1987 - 2003
Nancy Pelosi
Democrat - California
Served: 1987 - Present
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- Nancy Pelosi Quotes
- Official Website
- Congressional Biographical Directory
- Women in Congress Biography
Louise M. Slaughter
Democrat - New York
Served: 1987 - Present
Jill L. Long
Democrat - Indiana
Served: 1989 - 1995
Jolene Unsoeld
Democrat - Washington
Served: 1989 - 1995
Nita M. Lowey
Democrat - New York
Served: 1989 - Present
Ileana Ros - Lehtinen
Republican - Florida
Served: 1989 - Present
Susan Molinari
Republican - New York
Served: 1990 - 1997
Joan Kelly Horn
Democrat - Missouri
Served: 1991 - 1993
Barbara-Rose Collins
Democrat - Michigan
Served: 1991 - 1997
Rosa DeLauro
Democrat - Connecticut
Served: 1991 - Present
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democrat - The District Of Columbia
Served: 1991 - Present
- Eleanor Holmes Norton Quote
- Official Website
- Congressional Biographical Directory
- Women in Congress Biography
Maxine Waters
Democrat - California
Served: 1991 - Present
Eva M. Clayton
Democrat - North Carolina
Served: 1992 - 2003
Corrine Brown
Democrat - Florida
Served: 1993 - Present
Leslie L. Byrne
Democrat - Virginia
Served: 1993 - 1995
Maria E. Cantwell
Democrat - Washington
Served: 1993 - 1995
Karan English
Democrat - Arizona
Served: 1993 - 1995
Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky
Democrat - Pennsylvania
Served: 1993 - 1995
Lynn Schenk
Democrat - California
Served: 1993 - 1995
Karen Shepherd
Democrat - Utah
Served: 1993 - 1995
Blanche Lambert Lincoln
Democrat - Arkansas
Served: 1993 - 1997
Elizabeth Furse
Democrat - Oregon
Served: 1993 - 1999
Jane F. Harman
Democrat - California
Served: 1993 - 1999, 2001 - 2011
Patsy Ann Danner
Democrat - Missouri
Served: 1993 - 2001
Tillie Kidd Fowler
Republican - Florida
Served: 1993 - 2001
Carrie P. Meek
Democrat - Florida
Served: 1993 - 2003
Karen L. Thurman
Democrat - Florida
Served: 1993 - 2003
Cynthia McKinney
Democrat - Georgia
Served: 1993 - 2003, 2005 - 2007
Jennifer Dunn
Republican - Washington
Served: 1993 - 2005
Anna Georges Eshoo
Democrat - California
Served: 1993 - Present
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democrat - Texas
Served: 1993 - Present
Carolyn B. Maloney
Democrat - New York
Served: 1993 - Present
Deborah Pryce
Republican - Ohio
Served: 1993 - 2009
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Democrat - California
Served: 1993 - Present
Nydia M. Velázquez
Democrat - New York
Served: 1993 - Present
Lynn C. Woolsey
Democrat - California
Served: 1993 - 2013
