Mia Love, the former Utah representative who served as the first Black Republican woman in Congress, died Sunday at age 49. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, she made history by representing ...

The first woman to serve as a U.S. Senator was Rebecca Felton of Georgia, who was appointed in 1922 to fill her husband’s seat after he died and served only two days.

Rep. Patsy Mink is often remembered as an advocate for women’s rights, co-authoring and sponsoring the landmark Title IX law. Rep. Patsy Mink was a major author and sponsor of Title IX, ...

Rep. Patsy Mink is often remembered as an advocate for women’s rights, co-authoring and sponsoring the landmark Title IX law. Rep. Patsy Mink was a major author and sponsor of Title IX, ...

Rep. Patsy Mink is often remembered as an advocate for women’s rights, co-authoring and sponsoring the landmark Title IX law. Rep. Patsy Mink was a major author and sponsor of Title IX, ...

Rep. Patsy Mink is often remembered as an advocate for women’s rights, co-authoring and sponsoring the landmark Title IX law. Rep. Patsy Mink was a major author and sponsor of Title IX, ...

Rep. Patsy Mink is often remembered as an advocate for women’s rights, co-authoring and sponsoring the landmark Title IX law. Rep. Patsy Mink was a major author and sponsor of Title IX, ...

She became the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman to serve in Congress. Mink represented Hawaii from 1965 to 1977, and again from 1990 until her death in 2002, for a total of ...

Rep. Patsy Mink is often remembered as an advocate for women’s rights, co-authoring and sponsoring the landmark Title IX law. Rep. Patsy Mink was a major author and sponsor of Title IX, ...

Rep. Patsy Mink is often remembered as an advocate for women’s rights, co-authoring and sponsoring the landmark Title IX law. Rep. Patsy Mink was a major author and sponsor of Title IX, ...

Rep. Patsy Mink is often remembered as an advocate for women’s rights, co-authoring and sponsoring the landmark Title IX law. Rep. Patsy Mink was a major author and sponsor of Title IX, ...