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First woman to run for the U.S. House of Representatives

Image result for Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the first woman to run for the U.S. House of Representatives,

First woman governor

Image result for Nellie Tayloe Ross, a Wyoming Democrat, became the nation's first woman governor,

First African American Women in Congress

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First openly gay or lesbian person elected to Congress

Image result for Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, became the first openly gay or lesbian person elected to Congress

First woman to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House.

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First woman on a national GOP ticket.

Image result for alaska Governor Sarah Palin, selected by Senator John McCain as his vice presidential running mate, became the first woman on a national GOP ticket.

First woman to be a major party's presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention

Image result for Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from New York, the only First Lady ever elected to public office.

First Muslim women in Congress

Reps.-elect Rashida Tlaib of Michigan (at left) and Ilhan Omar (at right) of Minneosta are pictured.

Youngest woman ever elected to Congress

Democrat Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who won her bid for a seat in the House of Representatives in New York's 14th Congressional District, appears at the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics at Harvard University last month. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

First Native American women in Congress

Rep.-elect Sharice Davids of Kansas (at left) and Rep.-elect Deb Haaland (at right) of New Mexico are pictured.

The first time in history that more than two women competed in the same major party's presidential primary process.

Image result for As of February 2019, six women have formally announced their candidacy for president: Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Marianne Williamson. This is the first time in history that more than two women competed in the same major party's presidential primary process.