Women in Congress, 1917-2020 / prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration of the United States House of Representatives, by the Office of the Historian and the Office of the Clerk, United States House of Representatives.
Also issued as serial number 15948 in the United States congressional serial set. Shipping list no.: 2022-0015-S. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Alphabetical list of women members of Congress, 1917-2020 -- Former women members of Congress -- Current women members of Congress -- Appendix A: Women members by Congress, 1917-2020 -- Appendix B: Women members by state and territory, 1917-2020 -- Appendix C: Women who have chaired Congressional committees, 1923-2020 -- Appendix D: Women chairs of Congressional subcommittees, 1947-2020 -- Appendix E: Women in party leadership positions, 1949-2020 -- Appendix F: Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, 1977-2020 -- Appendix G: Constitutional amendments and major legislation -- Appendix H: Former member oral histories conducted by the Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives -- Appendix I: Charts and graphs : historical trends.
Summary:
"This book is divided into four parts, each of which covers a successive generation of women in Congress. Each part includes individual biographies of every Congresswoman in that generation as well as an essay that helps explain the issues they worked on and the period of American history during which they served"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
House document ; 116-152 United States congressional serial set ; serial no. 15948
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