Women in Politics

April 12

April 12, 1981

Tulsi Gabbard U.S. Representative and first Hindu member of Congress is born.

1970s

July 24, 1976

Rashida Tlaib American politician is born.

1980s

October 4, 1982

Ilhan Omar Minnesota State Representative is born.

21st Century

October 25, 2018

Sahle-Work Zewde is elected president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly.

1940s

September 23, 1942

Sila María Calderón the first female governor of Puerto Rico is born,

August

August 24, 1950

Edith Sampson American lawyer and judge becomes the first Black U.S. delegate appointed to the United Nations.

August

August 3, 1944

American Jewish journalist Ruth Gruber arrives in New York harbor with 984 refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe.

August

August 2, 1861

Edith Cowan Member of the Western Australian Legistlative Assembly is born.

1800s

July 14, 1858

Emmeline Pankhurst British Political Leader is born.

1800s

August 15, 1860

Florence Harding Former First Lady of the United States is born.

19th Century

March 29, 1874

Lou Henry Hoover Former First Lady is born.

1950s

October 1, 1956

Theresa May Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is born.

Birthdays

March 10, 1903

Clare Booth Luce Former U.S. Congresswoman is born.

Birthdays

February 17, 624

Empress Wu Zetian, the first and only female emperor of China, is born.

Black History

February 21, 1936

Barbara Jordan American Lawyer, Educator, and Politician is born.

April

April 4, 1887

Susanna M. Salter is elected as mayor of Argonia, Kansas and becomes the first female mayor in the United States.

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