7 Female Firsts in U.S. Politics: Media
A woman’s place is in the House…and the Senate.
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Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins.
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Social reformer Victoria Woodhull asserting her right to vote during an election.
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An activist and trailblazing politician, Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected...
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Trailblazing politician Hattie Caraway.
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Trailblazing politician Nellie Tayloe Ross.
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U.S. secretary of labor Frances Perkins, c. 1939–45.
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American lawyer and judge Sandra Day O'Connor.
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Button from Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign, also showing his running...
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Interactives
Slide show of groundbreaking female political candidates, elected officials, and...
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