Women in Congress, 1917-2006

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Matthew Andrew Wasniewski
Government Printing Office, 2006 - 1008 pages

 Provides the most comprehensive source available on the 229 women who have served in U.S. House of Representatives and Senate from the first woman elected to Congress, Jeannette Rankin of Montana, to the members of the 109th Congress. Covers the breadth of the story of congressional women. Includes photographs. Indexed. Matthew Wasniewski, Editor.

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Contents

IM NO LADY IM A MEMBER OF CONgress
18
ONTO THE NATIONAL STAGE CONGRESSWOMEN
136
A CHANGING OF THE GUARD TRADITIONALISTS
324
ASSEMBLING AMPLIFYING AND ASCENDING
542
APPENDICES
930
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TitleWomen in Congress, 1917-2006
House document
Issue 14903 of United States congressional serial set
EditorMatthew Andrew Wasniewski
ContributorUnited States. Congress. House. Office of History and Preservation
Editionillustrated
PublisherGovernment Printing Office, 2006
ISBN0160767539, 9780160767531
Length1008 pages
  
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