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Since 1992, there has been at least one new woman elected to the Senate every two years, with the exception of 2004 (Lisa Murkowski was elected for the first time in 2004, but had been appointed to the seat since 2002).
The Year of the Woman was a popular label attached to 1992 after the election of a number of female senators in the United States. The term has also been used with respect to the 2018 House elections, in which a record 103 women were elected, 90 of whom were Democrats.
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Never before had four women been elected to the Senate in a single election year. Headline writers hailed “The Year of the Woman.” To this, Senator Mikulski responded, “Calling 1992 the Year of the Woman makes it sound like the Year of the Caribou or the Year of the Asparagus.
Nov 4, 1992 · Four female newcomers won or were projected to win election to the Senate -- tripling the number of elected women currently serving. ... Probably just as important for 1992, however, was Congress ...
- Guy Gugliotta
The 1992 United States Senate elections, held November 3, 1992, were elections for the United States Senate. The 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, along with special elections to fill vacancies. They coincided with Bill Clinton's victory in the presidential election. This was the first time since 1956 that the balance of ...
Nov 2, 2018 · In 1992, what we were calling a wave is a smaller number of women getting elected. But because prior to 1992, there had never been more than two women serving in the Senate at the same time, to ...
Apr 2, 2017 · Key Moments Since 1992, ‘The Year of the Woman’. By ALIX STRAUSSAPRIL 2, 2017. Photo. A record 47 women were elected to the House of Representatives, 24 for the first time, in what became known...
