The history of women in US politics
- 1756 – Lydia Taft is first woman allowed to vote in America – in a Massachusetts town meeting
- 1869 – women get the vote in Wyoming
- 1870 – Lousia Swain 1st woman to vote in a general election
- 1872 – Victoria Woodhull runs for US President
- 1887 – 1st female Mayor – Susanna Salter elected Mayor of Argonia
- 1917 – 1st female in Congress – Jeanette Rankin elected Rep for Montana
- 1920 – 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote
- 1925 – 1st female Governor – Nellie Ross elected Governor of Wyoming
- 1931 – 1st female elected Senator – Hattie Caraway elected Senator from Arkansas
- 1933 – 1st female Cabinet member – Frances Perkin appointed Secretary of Labor
- 1981 – 1st female Supreme Court Justice – Sandra Day O’Connor appointed to Supreme Court
- 2007 – 1st female Speaker – Nancy Pelosi elected Speaker
- 2016 – 1st female major party nominee for President – Hillary Clinton
Meanwhile in some countries, women are not allowed to drive!