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Diane Abbott
A profile of Diane Abbott, first woman of African descent elected to the British Parliament.
Nancy Astor - Biography of Nancy Astor
A biography of Nancy Astor, society hostess and outspoken social critic who was the first woman seated in the House of Commons.
Nancy Astor Quotes
Quotes by Nancy Astor - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Mary Crisp
Goldwater Republican Mary Crisp was an ardent proponent of women's rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, and abortion rights.
Bernadette Devlin
Bernadette Devlin, fiery socialist Catholic from Northern Ireland, was the youngest woman elected to Parliament.
Barbara Honegger Quotes
Quotes by Barbara Honegger - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Tonie Nathan
Profile of Tonie Nathan, the first woman to receive an electoral vote in the United States.
Sandra Day O'Connor
Profile of Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman Supreme Court Justice in the United States.
Sandra Day O'Connor Quotes
Quotes by Sandra Day O'Connor - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Maureen Reagan Quotes
Quotes by Maureen Reagan - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly biography - a profile of Phyllis Schlafly, ultraconservative Republican who organized to stop the Equal Rights Amendment from being ratified.

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