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.
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Yvette Clarke
US Representative from New York
Mary Teresa Norton
For a quarter century in the House, America knew Mary T. Norton as “Battling Mary,” a reformer who fought for the labor and working-class interests of her urban New Jersey district.
Yvette Herrell
US Representative from New Mexico
Mary Peltola
US Representative from Alaska
Sheila Jackson Lee
US Representative from Texas
Maxine Waters
US Representative from California
Shontel Brown
US Representative from Ohio
Mia Bourdeau Love
In 2014, Mia B. Love won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first African-American Republican woman in Congress and the first Black lawmaker to represent the state of Utah.
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi served as the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, having made history in 2007 when she was elected the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House.