In April 2018, Duckworth became the first female senator to give birth while holding office. Rebecca Latimer Felton (seated) was the first woman U.S. She graduated from college and was married to William Felton before she was twenty. Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) was an American politician and women's rights advocate, and the first woman to hold federal office in the United States.She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916, and again in 1940. And in 2016, she was elected the first Black senator from California. Note that “Year” denotes the year a woman first served; in most cases, this means the year following a November election. On November 7, 1916, Montana suffragist Jeannette Rankin is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.She is the first woman in the history of the nation to win a … Senator and remains the only woman from Georgia to serve in the U.S. Senate. These are the first women to serve in each chamber of a state or territorial legislature, whether elected or appointed. At noon on November 21, 1922, 87-year-old Rebecca Felton rose from her seat at the back of the Senate … A Republican, she will also be the only new female freshman senator in the 117th Congress, which will be sworn in on Jan 3. One of those pioneers was Leona Wells, who joined the Senate's clerical staff on January 14, 1901, and remained on the payroll for the next 25 years. When Senator Kamala Harris announced her presidential run in January 2019, she evoked the name and legacy of the very first black woman ever to do so. The First Woman Senator Takes Office November 21, 1922 Rebecca Latimer was born in Georgia on June 10, 1835. To commemorate the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, and recognize the service of the first female senator in 1922, learn about the Women of the Senate. Women of the Senate. Senate Stories. She will be the first woman to represent Wyoming in the Senate. Rebecca L. Felton after her swearing-in as the first United States woman senator in 1922. On This Day: Rebecca Latimer Felton becomes first female U.S. senator On Nov. 21, 1922, Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States senator. Cynthia Lummis is the Republican senator-elect from Wyoming, having been elected to succeed Mike Enzi. She was just elected the first female U.S. senator from Wyoming, which, interestingly enough, was the first state to allow women the right to vote. Ladda Tammy Duckworth was born on March 12, 1968, in … She worked as her husband William’s campaign manager when he ran for Congress in 1874. In the early 20th century the Senate benefited from a small but talented group of female staff. Early Life. (Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) It was a historic moment — nominally, at least. 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