Committed to women’s equal participation in politics she was, in 1971, a cofounder of the National Women’s Political Caucus. In 1977, she became the first Black woman, and only the second ...

Last year, Democratic Rep. Summer Lee became the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania. With McClellan’s win, there will be a record number of Black women, 28, serving in the ...

In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress when she was chosen to represent New York's 12th district. Today, Congress has 21 inspiring black women ...

Twenty-two states have ever elected at least one Black woman to Congress, and 29 have elected at least one woman of color, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. House and Senate ...

Mia Love, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, defied stereotypes as the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, representing Utah from 2015 to 2019. She died on Sunday at age 49.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson called her a "woman of great courage." Chisholm, who took her seat in the U.S. House in 1969, was a riveting speaker who often criticized Congress as being too clubby and ...

Virginia Democratic state Sen. Jennifer McClellan cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday's special election for Virginia's 4th Congressional District, making her the first Black woman to represent ...

Barbara Jordan was one of the first Black and LGBTQ women in Congress, elected in 1972. A gifted orator, she spoke at the Nixon impeachment hearings and two Democratic conventions.

She is a tall black woman with braided hair in a state that has elected only three women to Congress and has an African American population of less than 1 percent, according to the most recent census.

Mia Love, the former US Representative who broke ground as the first Republican Black woman in Congress, has died three years after being diagnosed with cancer. Love received her damning ...

First Black woman to head Library of Congress fired by Trump over DEI concerns Carla Hayden has championed books by diverse authors. 'We felt she did not fit the needs of the American people ...

Washington has never elected a Black woman (or any Black person) to the U.S. Congress. But that could change this year. Two Black women are running for the open U.S. House seat being vacated by ...