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The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
While most states (39 of the 50) use the term "capitol" for their state's seat of government, Indiana and Ohio use the term "Statehouse" and eight states use "State House": Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Vermont. Delaware has a "Legislative Hall".
Located in the state capital city of Dover on Legislative Avenue, it houses the chambers and offices of the Delaware General Assembly. It was designed in the Colonial Revival architecture style by E. William Martin and Norman M. Isham , and built 1931–1933, with wings added in 1965–1970 and 1994.
Capital of the British Lower Counties on the Delaware. 1776: Capitals of the State of Delaware. Dover: 1777 Florida [43] Statehood in 1845: Fort de la Caroline: 1564: Capital of the French colony of La Caroline 1564–1565. San Agustín St. Augustine: 1565: Capital of the Spanish province of La Florida 1565–1763. [g] 1763
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If she wins Delaware’s only House seat in November, Democrat Sarah McBride is poised to become the country’s first openly transgender member of Congress. She dreamed of a career in politics at 11.
The National Statuary Hall Collection holds statues donated by each of the United States, portraying notable persons in the histories of the respective states. Displayed in the National Statuary Hall and other parts of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. , the collection includes two statues from each state, except for Virginia which ...
Democratic Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first Black woman to represent Delaware in the Senate after she defeated Republican Eric Hansen and independent candidate Mike Katz, NBC News ...