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Famous Firsts

By BrookeAndCatherine
  • First Woman to Run for President

    First Woman to Run for President

    Victoria Woodhull ran for President on the Equal Rights Party Ticket
  • First Woman Elected Mayor

    First Woman Elected Mayor

    Susanna Salter was elected Mayor of Argonia, Kansas.
  • First Woman Elected to Congres

    First Woman Elected to Congres

    Jeanette Rankin (R-Montana) was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
  • First Woman Elected Governor

    First Woman Elected Governor

    Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first woman elected governor.
  • First Woman Elected to the Senate

    First Woman Elected to the Senate

    Hattie Wyatt Caraway (D-Arkansas) became the first woman ever elected to the Senate.
  • First Woman in the President's Cabinet

    First Woman in the President's Cabinet

    Frances Perkins was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor.
  • First Woman on the Supreme Court

    First Woman on the Supreme Court

    Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • First Woman Speaker of the U.S. House

    First Woman Speaker of the U.S. House

    Nancy Pelosi was named Speaker of the House, making her the highest-ranking female politician in American History.