Women in the Senate (United States)
Women in the Senate
A list of women in the Senate, from About.com Women's History Guide Jone Johnson Lewis.
States With No Women in the Senate
Which states have not been represented by any women in the United States Senate? Find a list and a map.
Women in Politics: Transitions 2012-2013
Who are the women in Congress coming and going after the 2012 elections? Which women were elected as governor, and which will be leaving their gubernatorial positions?
Hattie Caraway
Hattie Caraway biography: first woman elected to the United States Senate.
Rebecca Ann Felton
Rebecca Ann Felton, the first woman in the US Senate, was from Georgia, and was appointed for two days as a symbolic gesture.
First Woman Senator Appointed
A brief article about the appointment of the first woman Senator, Rebecca Felton, then 87 years old.
A Woman Presides Over the Senate
On October 19, 1943, when Hattie Caraway presided over the Senate, she made history as the first woman to do so.
Women in the Senate (Australia)
1999 article detailing the history of women in Australia's Senate.