Description
Since 1917, when Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in Congress, a total of 450 women have served as U.S. Representatives, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, or Senators. This website, based on the publication Women in Congress, contains biographical profiles of former women Members of Congress, links to information about current women Members, essays on the institutional and national events that shaped successive generations of Congresswomen, and images of each woman Member, including rare photos.
Source
https://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress
Language
English
