Women in the Senate
There are currently sixteen women in the Senate. Find out more about them and their predecessors with the links below. For more information, take a look at the Senate Historian's page on women in the Senate.
Senators
Senator Margaret Chase Smith's Declaration of Conscience, June 1, 1950
Nine and Counting: The Women of the Senate (book profile)
Senate Staff
Oral History of Dorothye G. Scott, Administrative Assistant to the Senate Democratic Secretary and to the Secretary of the Senate, 1945-1977
Oral History of Ruth Young Watt, Chief Clerk, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 1948-1979
Oral History of Christine S. McCreary, Senate Staff Member, 1953-1998
Senate Firsts
First Woman to Run for a Senate Seat, November 5, 1918
First Woman Senator Appointed, October 3, 1922
A Woman Presides over the Senate, October 19, 1943
First Woman Elected to Both Houses of Congress, September 13, 1948
First Female Pages in the Senate, May 14, 1971
Paintings and Photographs
Photo Collection of Women in the Senate
Portrait of Hattie Caraway
Senate Art Collection: Works by Women
Women in Congress
List of Women in the Senate
List of Women in the House
Women in Congress: 1917- (pdf)
Related Items
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Minorities in the Senate