As a former educator, state legislator, and United States ambassador, Diane E. Watson entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 2001 with a wealth of public service experience. Throughout her 35 years in public office, Watson worked to improve the lives of women and children—especially those living in poverty.
In 2008, Donna F. Edwards won a special election to become the first African-American woman elected to Congress from Maryland.
US Representative from Florida
US Representative from Florida
US Representative from Texas
During her one term as a New York Congresswoman, Winifred Stanley tirelessly championed women’s rights. The former prosecutor and the first female assistant district attorney in Erie County, New York, urged Americans to contemplate and begin planning for the imperatives of peacetime demobilization and new international responsibilities after World War II.
US Representative from Colorado
A prominent labor lawyer, Colleen Hanabusa served in the Hawaii state senate for a dozen years before winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010.
US Representative from Michigan
A 30-year veteran of state politics, Carolyn C. Kilpatrick became the second Black woman to serve in the US House of Representatives from Michigan following her election in 1996.