hattie caraway was the first woman elected to the us senate.
hattie caraway was the first woman elected to the us senate.
the first woman elected to the us senate?
hattie caraway
in 1932, hattie caraway of arkansas became the first woman elected to the senate. furthermore, in 1932 amelia earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the atlantic, taking her journey on the 5th anniversary of lindbergh's solo atlantic flight . she was awarded the national geographic society's gold medal from president herbert hoover, and congress awarded her the distinguished flying cross. later in 1932 she became the first woman to fly solo nonstop coast to coast, and set the women's nonstop transcontinental speed record, flying 2,447.8 miles in 19 hours 5 minutes. in 1935, she became the first person to solo the 2,408-mile distance across the pacific between honolulu and oakland, california; this was also the first flight where a civilian aircraft carried a two-way radio. later in 1935, she became the first person to fly solo from los angeles to mexico city. still later in 1935, she became the first person to fly solo nonstop from mexico city to newark. in 1937, amelia earhart began a flight around the world but vanished during it; her remains, effects, and plane have never been found. the first woman to fly solo around the world and return home safely was the american amateur pilot jerrie mock, who did so in 1964. in 1933, frances perkins was appointed by president franklin roosevelt as his secretary of labor, making her the first woman to hold a job in a presidential cabinet.
history of women in the united states
bullet::::- leslie hager-smith, first woman elected mayor of blacksburg, virginia (since 1 january 2018).









































bullet::::- latoya cantrell, first woman elected mayor of new orleans, louisiana (since 7 may 2018).









































bullet::::- treney tweedy, first woman mayor of lynchburg, virginia (since 2 july 2018).









































bullet::::- souad abderrahim, first woman mayor of tunis, tunisia in its first local election (since 3 july 2018).









































bullet::::- femke halsema, first woman elected mayor of amsterdam, netherlands (since 12 july 2018).









































bullet::::- einat kalisch-rotem, first woman elected mayor of haifa, israel (since 20 november 2018).
list of first women mayors