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In 2020, Kamala Harris became the first female senator, current or past, to win her vice presidential election bid and become the first female President of the United States Senate.
Appointed to fill a vacancy on October 3, 1922, Rebecca Felton of Georgia took the oath of office on November 21, 1922, becoming the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. Felton served only 24 hours after taking the oath, but her historic appointment paved the way for other women senators.
Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas, becomes the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Caraway, born near Bakerville, Tennessee, had been appointed to the Senate...
Rebecca Ann Felton (née Latimer; June 10, 1835 – January 24, 1930) was an American writer, politician, white supremacist, and slave owner who was the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, serving for only one day.
On November 21, 1922, Rebecca Felton of Georgia took the oath of office, becoming the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. Though her legacy has been tarnished by her racism, the significance of this milestone—now 100 years old—remains. Felton’s historic appointment opened the door for other women senators to follow.
The first woman elected to the United States Senate is not a household name. That woman, Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas, kept a very low profile. She is not considered a political...
Carol Moseley Braun was elected as the first female U.S. senator from Illinois and the first African American woman to serve in the Senate. Three other women— Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer of California and Patty Murray of Washington State—also prevailed in their races.
Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Arkansas from 1931 to 1945. She was the first woman elected to serve a full term as a United States senator .
Margaret Chase Smith (born Dec. 14, 1897, Skowhegan, Maine, U.S.—died May 29, 1995, Skowhegan) was an American popular and influential public official who became the first woman to serve in both U.S. houses of Congress.
Hattie Caraway surprisingly turned her appointment to the Senate into a platform to run for election, becoming the first woman elected to the Senate.