Rebecca Latimer Felton, a “grand old woman from Georgia,” was 87 years old when she took the oath of office on November 21, 1922, becoming the first female senator in American history.

Carol Moseley Braun releases the story of her greatness. "Trailblazer: Perseverance in Life and Politics" details Braun’s ...

Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts Voters also sent the first openly transgender lawmaker to the U.S. House of Representatives.

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When Merrill Piepkorn says he stands with women, I believe him. As a senator in the North Dakota legislature, ... Piepkorn stands with women, Armstrong doesn’t. Oct 11, 2024 Oct 11, 2024; 0; ...

Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts Voters also sent the first openly transgender lawmaker to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Politics Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts Additionally, Delaware voters elected Sarah McBride in an at-large House race, making her the first ...

Senate Democrats blocked legislation to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports Monday evening. Senators voted 51 to 45 along party lines to defeat a cloture vote on Republican ...

When Sen. Laphonza Butler was sworn in to the Senate in October 2023, she joined a small — and lonely — club: being a Black woman in the United States Senate. And when her term concludes at ...

For the first time in more than 200 years, two Black women will serve in the U.S. Senate at the same time, following the election of Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester in Delaware ...

For the first time ever, two Black women have been elected to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Senate: Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks, former executive of Prince George ...