by Michele Genthon | Feb 3, 2019 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Since 1922, a large percentage of the women who have gone to Congress have been First Women, the first to serve, the first to serve without following a husband into a position, the first to be elected, the first from a specific state, the first woman of color, and...
by Michele Genthon | Jan 9, 2017 | FIRST WOMEN, Politics and Government
Catherine Cortez Masto is the First Woman elected to the Senate from the State of Nevada. In addition she is the first Latina ever elected to the Senate. A Democrat, she replaced former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. She was sworn in this month, along with three...
