This is not a result of serendipity or California liberalism. It took a concerted effort to invest in recruiting and ...

How long has Congress had female members? Women have served in Congress since suffrage activist Jeannette Rankin of Montana won a seat in 1916—four years before women won the right to vote.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — If you want proof that women weren’t intended to be in the Kentucky House and Senate, look no further than ...

it also can directly impact the voting rights of married women among many others, The act introduced by Texas Republican Rep.

Sen. Jacinda Morigeau, D-Arlee, expressed frustration with how women in Senate chambers are treated. “We live in a society where words have additional connotations beyond their dictionary ...

Mia Love made history in 2014 when she was elected as the first Black Republican woman to serve in Congress, representing ...

Four Democratic senators voted with Republicans to send the bill to Gov. Mike Braun's desk. Braun is expected to sign the bill.

Voting rights groups warn that the measure could make it challenging for women who changed their last names after getting ...

The Washington state Senate adopted a resolution Monday honoring the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Senate Resolution 8648 states that Indigenous women and girls in Washington and ...