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  1. www.oldest.org › politics › women-in-congress-currently10 Oldest Women Currently in Congress (Updated 2024)

    Dianne Feinstein is the oldest woman currently in Congress, at the age of 89. Feinstein has been the California Senator since 1992 and has worked for the government since the 1960s. Before being elected to the Senate, Feinstein was Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 – 1988. She was the first woman ever to hold that position.

  2. 247wallst.com › economy › 2020/11/10This Woman Is Now America's Oldest Senator - 24/7 Wall St.

    Nov 10, 2020 · Dianne Feinstein is 87. Born June 22, 1933, she is not up for re-election until 2024. If she runs and wins that election, Feinstein could serve until she is 96. Feinstein is the senior Senator...

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  3. cawp.rutgers.edu › congress › women-us-senate-2020Women in the U.S. Senate 2020 - CAWP

    Hattie Wyatt Caraway (D-AR), appointed in 1931 to fill a vacancy caused by her husband's death, ran for a full term and became the first woman elected to the Senate. 1948. Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) became the first woman elected to the Senate without having first been appointed to serve.

  4. www.senate.gov › senators › ListofWomenSenatorsU.S. Senate: Women Senators

    To date, 60 women have served in the United States Senate, with 25 serving at this time (indicated in bold print below). Visit Women of the Senate to learn more about the impact of women on the Senate.

  5. www.msnbc.com › know-your-value › more-women-everMore women than ever before were elected to Congress - MSNBC

    Nov 6, 2020 · Cynthia Lummis is the first woman to serve in the Wyoming Senate. No woman has ever served on the Wyoming Senate, but Republican Cynthia Lumis changed that forever when she was elected on...

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  6. www.everycrsreport.com › reports › R43244Women in Congress: Statistics and Brief Overview - EveryCRSReport

    Sep 26, 2013 · The first woman to serve in the Senate was Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA, appointed and served for only one day in 1922). The first woman elected to a six-year Senate term was Hattie Caraway (D-AR, served 1931-1945), and she was also the first Senator to succeed her spouse. In total, 400 women have been elected or appointed to Congress.

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  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Women_in_the_United_StatesWomen in the United States Senate - Wikipedia

    In 1949, Margaret Chase Smith began her service in the Senate; she was the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate. Her 1960 reelection bid resulted in Chase Smith winning the nation's first-ever United States Senate election with two female major party nominees.