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Rep. Jennifer McClellan: Virginia’s first black congresswoman
In February 2023, history was made in the Commonwealth as elected Democrat Jennifer McCllelan soared to victory in a race to ...
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Lisa Demuth Sworn In as First Black Woman Speaker of the House During Black History Month
Rep. Lisa Demuth became Minnesota’s first Black female House Speaker, sworn in by the state's first Black Senate President, ...
The Changing Face of the 119th Congress
The 119th Congress will be the first one in recent years to buck the general trend of more racial, gender, age and ethnic ...
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Women To Watch In The 119th U.S. Congress Freshman Class
The 119th Congress marked the first since 2016 with ... she and Senator Rochester made history as the first Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate. Following her official oath, she ...
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First Black woman in Army Nurse Corps dies
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps ... the highest civilian award given by Congress, to the Tuskegee Airmen as a group. “She led the way, and she kept all the doors open ...
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps ... the highest civilian award given by Congress, to the Tuskegee Airmen as a group. “She led the way, and she kept all the doors open ...
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119th Congress brings new growth in racial, ethnic diversity to Capitol Hill
Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.