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That was Carol Mosely Braun, a Democrat from Illinois. She won the senatorial election in November 1992 and became the first African-American woman elected to the United States Senate. (There had already been a black woman elected to the House of Representatives-- Shirley Chisholm of New York, who was elected in 1968.)
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Margaret was the first woman to be elected senator from what state?
Margaret Chase Smith was Senator from Maine.
This person was the first black congresswoman to be elected form the deep south?
While not the first black woman elected to Congress, Barbara Jordan was the first black woman from the deep south to be elected to Congress. She represented Texas in the House of Representatives.
What was the first woman elected to Senate?
Margaret Chase Smith and Margaret Chase Smith
Who was the first African American elected to congress?
The first African-American to serve in the Senate was Hiram Revels (R-MS), who was a Senator from 1851-1877.The first African-American to serve in the House of Representatives was Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC), who served from 1870 - 1878. Rainey was the first African-American to be elected to Congress; Revels was appointed.The first African-American woman elected to Congress was Shirley Chisholm, elected to the House in 1968. The first African-American woman Senator was Carol Moseley-Braun, elected in 1993.----More info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_H._Raineyhttp://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_African_American_Senator.htmhttp://womenshistory.about.com/od/congress/p/shirleychisholm.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Moseley_BraunJohn Willis Menard
Who was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives?
Shirley Chisholm was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
Who was the first black woman elected to the US senate in 1992?
Carol Mosley Braun, a democrat from Illinois, was the first black female senator. She was in office from 1993-1999.
Margaret was the first woman to be elected senator from what state?
Margaret Chase Smith was Senator from Maine.
Which state elected the first female senator?
The first woman elected to the senate was Hattie Wyatt Caroway of Arkansas. She was appointed to replace her husband, Senator Thaddeus Caroway, who died in office. She then ran for re-election in 1932, making her the first woman to be elected to office. The first woman to serve as a senator was Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia, who served for just 1 day in 1922 after her husband died in office.
First black congresswoman to be elected from the deep south?
The first black congresswoman that was elected from the deep south was Barbara Jordan. She was re-elected and she was the first woman that was elected to the Texas Senate.
Who was The first women elected to the US Senate?
the first woman to be a senator was Rebecca Latimer of Georgia from 1992-1945
Who was the first black woman elected to the US Senate?
Shirley Chisolm
Who was the first us senate that was a woman?
You are probably asking about a "senator"-- the senate is a branch of congress. The first woman senator was appointed for just one day in 1922-- Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia. But the first woman to be elected to the senate for an actual term was Hattie Caraway of Arkansas, in 1932.
Was Hattie Caraway the first woman to be elected to the US Senate?
Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway was the first woman elected to serve as a United States Senator. Hattie Wyatt was born near Bakerville, Tennessee, in Humphreys County.
This person was the first black congresswoman to be elected form the deep south?
While not the first black woman elected to Congress, Barbara Jordan was the first black woman from the deep south to be elected to Congress. She represented Texas in the House of Representatives.
This person was the first black congresswoman to be elected from Deep South?
Barbara Jordan was the first Black Congresswoman to be elected from the South. She was elected to office in 1976.
What was the first woman elected to Senate?
Margaret Chase Smith and Margaret Chase Smith
Who was the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1968?
shirley chisholm
