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Who was the only African American woman to serve in the US Senate?
Carol Moseley-Braun became the first African-American female to be elected to the United States Senate in 1993.
Who was the first black woman elected as us senator?
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.)
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 Edward Brooke?
First African American Republican elected to Senate in 1966.
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
First woman to be elected senate?
no one
Who was the first woman elected to the US Senate?
hattie wyatt caraway was
Who was the first black woman elected to the US Senate?
Shirley Chisolm
Who was the first woman elected to the uss senate?
hattie wyatt caraway
First woman elected to the US senate?
Rebecca Felton of Georgia
Who was the first woman to be elected senate?
Dorothy Tangney
Who was the Arkansas woman that was the first female elected to US senate?
Jamba Juice
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 African American woman elected to senate?
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.)
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 woman elected to the U.S. Senate?
Carol Moseley Braun (Check Wikipedia for specifics)
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.
