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2022 could be a political watershed for Massachusetts women
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years ago2022 is shaping up to be a watershed year for women seeking political power in Massachusetts, a...
Voted into history: Wes Moore elected Maryland's first Black governor; Maxwell Frost brings Gen Z to...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis year's midterm elections are making history. In Maryland, Wes Moore was elected the state's...
Who was the first congresswoman? How Montana Rep. Rankin made history.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWomen won the right to vote in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified, but three years before...
These 2022 Candidates Made History With Their Election Wins
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocratic Massachusetts Governor Elect Maura Healey celebrates victory and delivers a speech during...
8 races that made history on Election Day
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMassachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey speaks during a Democratic election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Boston.AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Several...
Here are the Black candidates who could make history on election night
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoToday, two dozen Black major party candidates are battling for U.S. Senate, governor and other high...
Framingham State has picked a sitting US congresswoman as its commencement speaker
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFRAMINGHAM — U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, the first Black woman elected to Congress in Massachusetts,...
9 women in politics who achieved historic firsts in 2022
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith their 2022 midterm election victories, Maura Healey (left) and Tina Kotek became the first...
Record number of women are running for governor and winning their primaries
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoVoters in 36 states will be heading to the polls this November to elect their governors, and in a...
How many women have served in the United States Senate? Dianne Feinstein was one of few
Sacramento Bee via AOL· 9 months agoFifty-nine women have served in the United States Senate since its founding in 1789. Twenty-four of...