Center for American Women and Politics

1967: Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to serve as chair of the Senate Republican Conference.

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2016: Carly Fiorina (R) was a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination...

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2012: U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) campaigned for the Republican nomination for president.

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Winning For Women

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Winning For Women is building an infrastructure that will allow right-of-center women leaders to succeed in their pursuit of leadership opportunities. Winning For Women’s connected federal PAC will support free-market conservative women running for federal office.

1992: Althea Garrison (R) was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, becoming the first transgender...

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1967: Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to serve as chair of the Senate Republican Conference.

2016: Carly Fiorina (R) was a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination...

2012: U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) campaigned for the Republican nomination for president.

Winning For Women

1992: Althea Garrison (R) was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, becoming the first transgender...

1980: Eunice Sato was the first Asian American woman mayor of a major city

1923 Emma Harvat was elected mayor...

1994: Olympia Snowe (R-ME) became the first...

1948: Margaret Chase Smith became...

2015:Mia Love (R-UT) became the first bl...