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Rosa Luisa DeLauro[1][2] (/ dɪˈlɔːroʊ / dih-LOR-oh; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is the dean of Connecticut's ...
2. Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin on September 10, 1952) is an American political activist who, along with Jodie Evans and others, co-founded Code Pink. [1] She also co-founded, along with her husband Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange. Benjamin was the Green Party nominee in the 2000 United States Senate election ...
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty. Pink (R) and her daughter Willow (L) perform at the DNC in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. Pink is her daughter Willow ’s biggest supporter. On Tuesday, Aug ...
Code Pink: Women for Peace (often stylized as CODEPINK) is a left-wing, anti-war organization registered in the United States as a 501(c)(3) organization. It focuses on issues such as drone strikes , the Guantanamo Bay detention camp , Palestinian statehood , the Iran nuclear deal , human rights in Saudi Arabia , and peace on the Korean Peninsula .
Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Gahagan Douglas's acting career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain in She (1935) inspired the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the first woman in Congress. [ 1 ] In total, 376 women have been U.S. representatives and seven more have been non-voting delegates.
Zoe Lofgren. Susan Ellen " Zoe " Lofgren (/ ˈzoʊˈlɒfɡrɪn / ZOLOFF-grin; [ 1 ][ 2 ] born December 21, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as a U.S. representative from California. A member of the Democratic Party, Lofgren is in her 15th term in Congress, having been first elected in 1994.
Frederica Wilson. Frederica Smith Wilson (born Frederica Patricia Smith, November 5, 1942) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011, representing Florida's 24th congressional district. Located in South Florida, Wilson's congressional district, numbered 17th during her first term ...