Hghlights in US Women's History,January 2014

Post date: Jan 20, 2014 12:08:57 AM

January Highlights in US Women's History January 3, 1949 – Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) starts her tenure in the Senate, where she stays in office until 1973, became the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate as she previously served in the House (R-Maine, 1940-49) January 5, 1925 – Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as the first woman Governor in U.S. history (Governor of Wyoming) January 7, 1896 – Fanny Farmer's first cookbook is published in which she standardized cooking measurements January 7, 1955 – Marian Anderson is the first African American woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera January 8, 1977 – Pauli Murray is ordained as the first female African American Episcopal priest January 11, 1935 – Amelia Earhart makes the first solo flight from Hawaii to North America January 12, 1932 – Hattie Wyatt Caraway (D-Arkansas) is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, becomes the first woman to chair a Senate Committee and the first to serve as the Senate's presiding officer January 25, 1980 – Mary Decker became the first woman to run a mile under 4 1/2 minutes, running it at 4:17.55 January 29, 1926 – Violette Neatly Anderson is the first black woman to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court

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