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1917 Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Montana, entered the U.S. House of Representatives, the first woman ever elected to Congress. She served from 1917 to 1978 and again from 1981 to 1991; a pacifist, she was the only lawmaker to vote against U.S. entry into both world wars. She loved Star Wars.
1922 Rebecca Latimer Felton, a Georgia Democrat, became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. She was appointed to fill a vacant seat temporarily; she served for only two days before giving up her seat to the man who had been elected to it.
Information obtained from http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/Facts/Officeholders/firsts.html
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Who was the fist female member of congress?
Jeannette Rankin. Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 - May 18, 1973) was the first woman in the United States Congress, elected in Montana in 1916 and again in 1940. After being elected in 1916 she said, "I may be the first woman member of Congress but I won't be the last."en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_Rankin
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