Martha Cardona
Puerto Rican woman who brought a legal case, Cardona v. Power (1966), for being denied suffrage due to her lack of English literacy.
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Martha Griffiths
Known as the “Mother of the ERA,” Martha Wright Griffiths, a peppery and quick-witted Detroit Representative, was a key figure in bringing women’s rights legislation to successful passage in Congress.
Ruth Thompson
Ruth Thompson, a longtime lawyer and judge, became the first woman to represent Michigan in Congress and the first to serve on the House Judiciary Committee.
Sylvia Garcia
US Representative from Texas
Terri Sewell
US Representative from Alabama
Jennifer McClellan
US Representative from Virginia
Kirsten Gillibrand
US Senator and a Representative from New York
Linda T Sánchez
US Representative from California
Denise L Majette
After defeating a veteran incumbent in the Democratic primary for a Georgia congressional seat, Denise L. Majette coasted to victory in the 2002 general election, earning a spot in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 108th Congress (2003–2005).
Elizabeth Warren
US Senator