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1998: Heather Wilson (R-NM) becomes the first woman veteran

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1938: Gladys Pyle became...

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2024: Sarah McBride became the first out transgender person elected to U.S. Congress.

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1985: Margaret Heckler became the first woman to have served as a member of Congress, a cabinet secretary, and ambassador.

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1990: Patsy Mink and Patricia Saiki were the first all-woman House delegation...

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2016: Kamala Harris became the first South Asian woman elected to the U.S. Senate...

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2016: Catherine Cortez Masto became the first Latina...

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1973: Yvonne Brathwaite Burke became the first woman to give birth while serving in Congress...

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1976: Mary Rose Oakar became the first Arab American woman elected to Congress.

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1987: Rep. Mary Rose Oakar (D-OH) became the first woman to serve as vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus.

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