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"I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won't be the last."
-Jeanette Rankin, 1916
The first woman was elected to the House of Representatives in 1916.
Today, there are 153 women in Congress an increase from 131 just two sessions ago.Â
131 & COUNTING: cultivating, connecting, and celebrating the achievement of women lawmakers and women policy professionals.
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