"this is the first time in texas history -- and only the fourth time in united states history -- that two women are running for the top spots."
"this is the first time in texas history -- and only the fourth time in united states history -- that two women are running for the top spots."
gilberto hinojosa
there have been 56 total women in the united states senate since its  establishment in 1789. the first woman who served as a u.s. senator, rebecca  latimer felton, .... the first time two female senators from the same state served  concurrently was ... the highest proportion of women serving as u.s. senators in  history.
in 1870, hiram revels of mississippi became the first african american senator.  ... carol moseley braun broke new ground in 1993, becoming the first african  american female to serve as u.s. senator. ... marked the first time that two african  americans have served simultaneously in the ... (photo: senate historical office)  ...
this is a piece on history of women in the united states since 1776, and of the  thirteen .... many leading families in virginia to this day proudly claim her as an  ancestor. ... by the time of the first thanksgiving in autumn 1621, there were only  four ... the other two women insisted they were innocent, but had a formal legal  trial ...
jul 10, 2017 ... they can run twenty-five miles per hour. ... as far as i know, that was the first time  such a statement had been made ... in public, and it was by the highest  democratic official in the state. .... the legislature's only mandated task is to  produce a two-year .... it's the fourth-deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history.
nov 19, 2018 ... here are the female candidates made history in the 2018 midterms, including ...  house of representatives, defeated republican martha mcsally in the race ...  two native american men — both republicans — currently serve in the u.s. ...  became the first native american woman ever elected to congress.