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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.
2020 Women's March. The 2020 Women's March was a double protest that was held on January 18 and October 17, 2020, in Washington, D.C., and across the United States. [1][2] Many people in countries around the world also participated in the women's global march. [3] The demonstration follows similar protests in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
v. t. e. On January 6, 2021, Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot during the attack on the United States Capitol. [1][2][3] She was part of a crowd of supporters of then U.S. president Donald Trump who breached the United States Capitol building seeking to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. [4][5][6]
Two U.S. House members who first pushed the Food and Drug Administration in 2023 to investigate the health risks of hair straighteners used primarily by Black women are now asking the agency why ...
Concerned Women for America. Concerned Women for America is a religious organization that seeks to promote Christian values. The group was founded in 1979 by Beverly LaHaye, wife of prominent evangelical Christian minister Tim LaHaye, as part of the movement to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment. [65]
September 14, 2024 at 5:03 AM. Alan Smith ran as a write-in Democratic candidate in 2022 because he wanted answers from his state senator, Jake Hoffman, one of the 11 Arizona Republicans who ...
The Squad is an informal group of nine Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives. [1] The Squad is known for being among the most progressive and left-wing members of the United States Congress. The squad was initially composed of four women under age 50, [2] elected in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections:
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe spoke with lawmakers Thursday to discuss the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.