There have been 50 women in the United States Senate since it started in 1789.
Rebecca Felton was the first. She was in the Senate for one day in 1922. Hattie Caraway was the first woman elected to the Senate in 1932.
Fourteen of the women Senators were not elected. They were appointed. Seven of them were appointed to replace their dead husbands.
In 2017 there are 21 women senators out of 100. That is the largest number of women in the Senate at the same time.
A: There have been 50 women in the United States Senate since it started in 1789.
A: Rebecca Felton was the first woman to serve in the Senate, but only for one day in 1922.
A: Hattie Caraway was the first woman elected to the Senate in 1932.
A: Fourteen of the women Senators were appointed rather than elected.
A: Seven women were appointed to the Senate to replace their dead husbands.
A: In 2017, there are 21 women Senators out of 100.
A: Yes, 2017 is a record year for women in the Senate because it has the largest number of women in the Senate at the same time.
