Public Officials
Women who have served in public office: governors, senators, prime ministers, presidents, cabinet members and others.
Who as the first woman Supreme Court justice?
Who as the first woman Supreme Court justice in the United States? She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
Who as the first woman Supreme Court justice in the United States? She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
Women Who Ran for President
While Hillary Clinton's 2008 run for the Democratic nomination came closest any woman has come to winning the nomination of a major political party in the United States, Clinton is not the first woman to run for president, and not even the first to run from a major party. Here's a list of the female presidential candidates I've been able to discover, arranged chronologically by each woman's firs…
While Hillary Clinton's 2008 run for the Democratic nomination came closest any woman has come to winning the nomination of a major political party in the United States, Clinton is not the first woman to run for president, and not even the first to run from a major party. Here's a list of the female presidential candidates I've been able to discover, arranged chronologically by each woman's firs…
Who was the first woman nominated for vice president by a major party?
Who was the first woman nominated as a vice presidential candidate by a major American political party? She was nominated in 1984.
Who was the first woman nominated as a vice presidential candidate by a major American political party? She was nominated in 1984.
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Florence Ellinwood Allen was a pioneer woman judge, even being considered for the US Supreme Court in the 1930s.
Florence Ellinwood Allen was a pioneer woman judge, even being considered for the US Supreme Court in the 1930s.
Katherine Edson
Katherine Edson biography: California and federal public official, women's rights activist, and social reformer.
Katherine Edson biography: California and federal public official, women's rights activist, and social reformer.
Sandra Day O'Connor Quotations
Quotes from Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman appointed as a Justice of the US Supreme Court.
Quotes from Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman appointed as a Justice of the US Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor biography - biography of Sonia Sotomayor, first Hispanic nominated to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor biography - biography of Sonia Sotomayor, first Hispanic nominated to serve on the United States Supreme Court.