The first woman from Connecticut to be elected to US Congress, the first woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad, an author, and a playwright.
Category: Politics & Leaders, Media, Theater & Cinema.
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Nan Wood Honeyman, 1881-1970
A social and political reformer in Portland, Oregon, and the first woman elected to the US Congress from Oregon state.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 1989
Democratic Socialist politician, the youngest woman ever to serve in the United States Congress.
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Nancy Pelosi, 1940
A Democratic congresswoman from California, the first female Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
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Shirley Chisholm, 1924-2005
Politician, educator, author, the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress and the first major-party African-American candidate to run for the presidential nomination.
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Bella Abzug, 1920-1998
A feminist lawyer, civil rights activist, and congresswoman who served in the House of Representatives from NY.
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Barbara Jordan, 1936-1996
The first black Congresswoman from the Deep South, and the first African-American to be a keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention.
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Jeannette Rankin, 1880-1973
The first woman to be elected to the US Congress, instrumental in promoting women’s right to vote and an anti-war activist.
Category: Politics & Leaders, Activism & Feminism.
