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  1. History of Women in the U.S. Congress Congress Dates Women in the Senate Women in the House Total Women; 65th: 1917-1919: 0 (0D, 0R) 1 (0D, 1R) 1 (0D, 1R) 66th: 1919-1921: 0 (0D, 0R) 0 (0D, 0R) 0 (0D, 0R) 67th: 1921-1923: 1 (1D, 0R) 3 (0D, 3R) 4 (1D, 3R) 68th: 1923-1925: 0 (0D, 0R) 1 (0D, 1R) 1 (0D, 1R) 69th: 1925-1927: 0 (0D, 0R) 3 (1D, 2R ...

  2. Jul 11, 2017 · Rankin took office in 1917 — a member of the 65th Congress. Since that time, 281 women have been elected full voting members of the House and 50 have become senators. Most women in...

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  4. Mar 22, 2023 · Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the first woman in Congress, serving during the 65th Congress between 1917 and 1919. Since then, 393 more women have served in either the House of Representatives or the Senate, including as non-voting delegates. That is 3% of the 12,415 people who have served in Congress since 1789.

  5. Mar 28, 2019 · Table 1. Women in Congress, 65th-117th Congresses, by Congress ..... 94 Table 2. Women in Congress, 65th-117th Congresses, by State or Territory .....111 Table 3. Total Number of Women in Each Congress: 1917-2022 .....115 Contacts

  6. Jan 4, 2021 · Democrats have 106 females in the House and Senate; Republicans have 38 women in Congress. There will be 52 women of color in this new Congress up from the previous high of 48, set in 2019.

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  7. Jan 3, 2023 · Women make up more than a quarter (28%) of all members of the 118th Congress – the highest percentage in U.S. history and a considerable increase from where things stood even a decade ago. Counting both the House of Representatives and the Senate, women account for 153 of 540 voting and nonvoting members of Congress.

  8. Dec 28, 2018 · Since the 65th Congress (1917-1918), the number of women serving in Congress has increased incrementally, and on a few occasions decreased. The largest increase occurred in the 103 rd

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