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Mar 28, 2024 · Sarah Lee Fain, of Norfolk, and Helen Timmons Henderson, of Buchanan County, became the first Virginia women to serve in the House of Delegates when they were elected in November 1923 and took office in January 1924. Between 1924 and 1933, six women ran successfully for seats in the House of Delegates, pioneering a wider role for women in state ...
The story of American democracy began in Virginia in 1619 and continues today with citizen-lawmakers serving the Commonwealth. In recognition of the 400th anniversary of America's first and oldest law-making body, the House Clerk’s Office is chronicling the nearly 10,000 men and women who have served either as Burgesses or Delegates elected ...
Aug 4, 2021 · 100 Years ago. Editorial: 100 years ago, women ran for office for the first time in Virginia. Aug 4, 2021. In 1923, Sarah Lee Fain of Norfolk was one of the first two women elected to the...
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Sarah Lee Fain (1888-1962) was one of the first two women to serve in the Virginia General Assembly. After women gained the right to vote in 1920, she became active in Democratic Party politics in Norfolk. In 1923 she was elected to the first of three consecutive two-years terms in the House of Delegates, where she became chairman of the ...
Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman elected in both chambers of Congress; she first entered the House of Representatives in 1940, before her election into the Senate in 1948. [8] Representative Vera Buchanan died in 1955, making her the first woman in either chamber of Congress to die in office.
Three years before the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in Congress, serving in the House of Representatives. The 65th Congress had 1 woman member out of a total of 531 members. That is 0.19% of all members.
Feb 22, 2023 · Jennifer McClellan ’97 was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday in a special election, making her the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress. McClellan announced her intention to run for the 4th District on Dec. 13 following the death of Rep. A. Donald McEachin, a 1986 alumnus who had held the seat since 2017.
