Women in office
When Victoria Woodhull ran for president on the Equal Rights Party ticket in 1872, she helped pave the way for women in the United States to hold public
When Victoria Woodhull ran for president on the Equal Rights Party ticket in 1872, she helped pave the way for women in the United States to hold public office. Today 81 women serve in Congress, holding 15.1 percent of the 535 seats in the Senate and the House.
79
women hold statewide executive posts.
40
of those women are Republicans,
35
are Democrats and
1
is an independent.
SOURCE: Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University in New Jersey
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