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Name Sort descending Race/Ethnicity Party Roles State
Bella S. Abzug White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1971-1976)
New York
Shirley Chisholm Black Democrat
U.S. Representative (1969-1982)
State Representative (1965-1968)
New York
Florence P. Dwyer White Republican
U.S. Representative (1957-1972)
State Representative (1950-1956)
New Jersey
Ella T. Grasso White Democrat
Governor (1975-1980)
U.S. Representative (1971-1974)
Secretary of State (1959-1970)
State Representative (1953-1956)
Connecticut
Edith Green White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1955-1974)
Oregon
Martha W. Griffiths White Democrat
Lt. Governor (1983-1990)
U.S. Representative (1955-1974)
State Representative (1949-1952)
Michigan
Julia Butler Hansen White Democrat
U.S. Representative (1960-1974)
State Representative (1939-1960)
Washington
Margaret M. Heckler White Republican
  • U.S. Representative (1967-1982)
Massachusetts
Louise Day Hicks White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1971-1972)
Massachusetts
Patsy Takemoto Mink Asian American/Pacific Islander Democrat
U.S. Representative (1990-2002)
U.S. Representative (1965-1976)
State Senator (1963-1964)
Territorial/D.C. Senator (1959-1960)
Territorial/D.C. Representative (1957-1958)
Hawaii
Margaret Chase Smith White Republican
U.S. Senator (1949-1972)
U.S. Representative (1940-1948)
Maine
Leonor K. Sullivan White Democrat
  • U.S. Representative (1953-1976)
Missouri

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