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This list presents female speakers of national and territorial upper houses of their respective countries or territories. The upper house, often called the Senate, is the one of two chambers in a bicameral legislature. The upper house usually has less power than the lower house. In some countries, its members are appointed rather than elected ...
Many women have been elected to parliaments around the world, starting around the first quarter of 20th century. Some of them were entrusted to take the position of Speaker of the parliament. In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral ...
The first woman to be elected to Congress was Montana's Jeannette Rankin, a Republican, in the 1916 House elections; [2] notably, this occurred before the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, which prohibits the federal government or any state from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. [3]
List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States * List of female speakers of national and territorial lower houses;
Nearly a dozen men have entered the race for speaker since Kevin McCarthy was ousted, not a single woman has joined them. 'Too smart to want the job': Why no women are running for speaker of the House
Women aren’t the only ones who’ve been cooperating with the Jan. 6 committee’s investigation, but they've borne the brunt of the attacks from Donald Trump and allies. ... House Speaker Rusty ...
It includes Women legislative speakers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. See also: List of the first women holders of political offices This category is for the women who were first in holding the office of speaker of a legislature in its broadest sense, including the presiding officer ...