Muriel MacSwiney
Irish republican
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Muireann Ní Bhrolcháin
Irish academic and activist
Harriet Taylor Upton
American suffragist
Lauretta Schulte
Cleveland, Ohio funeral director
Eva Kelly Bowring
In 1954 Eva Kelly Bowring arrived in the U.S. Senate with the vocabulary of a witty cattle wrangler and impressive credentials as a state political figure and prosperous businesswoman.
Lynn Morley Martin
Lynn Martin’s expertise on economic issues, her quick wit, moderation, and independence helped her to become the first woman in the United States House of Representatives to attain leadership positions high within the Republican Party.
Margaret M Heckler
Margaret M. Heckler served eight restless terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, as she was frequently mentioned for state office while moving through six standing committees.
Elizabeth Hanford Dole
The first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate from North Carolina, Elizabeth Dole brought years of governmental experience to Capitol Hill as a former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Secretary of Labor in two different presidential Cabinets.
Carolyn Bosher Maloney
U.S. Representative from New York
Marilyn Laird Lloyd
Personal tragedy brought Marilyn Lloyd into the U.S. House of Representatives where, for 20 years, she represented the science and technology interests of her Tennessee district.