Question: Who was the first woman Speaker of the House?
Who was the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House in the US Congress?
Answer:
Nancy Pelosi was selected Speaker of the House on January 4, 2007, the first time a woman had held that office.
Nancy Pelosi was also the first woman to hold a party office in Congress (2001, minority whip) and the first woman to head a party's Congressional delegation (2002, minority leader).
