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Former U.S. Representative Susan Molinari served from 1990 to 1997 as a Republican from New York. In this interview she talked about her experience as the daughter of U.S. Representative…

Sue Myrick served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2013. She was the first Republican woman from North Carolina elected to Congress. In this interview conducted by the U.S.…

Eva Clayton served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1992 to 2003. She was the first African-American woman to represent North Carolina in Congress. Ms. Clayton talked…

Nancy Johnson of Connecticut served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007. She was the first Republican woman to win a seat on the Ways and Means Committee. In this…

Lynn Woolsey represented California in the U.S. House from 1993 to 2013. She was the first former welfare mother to serve in Congress. She talked about her work with the Congressional…

U.S. House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and oral history manager Kathleen Johnson talked about their interviews with former congresswomen. They also talked about their…

Barbara Kennelly served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1982 to 1999. She was the first woman named to the House Intelligence Committee and served as the Democratic Caucus vice…

Helen Delich Bentley (R-MD) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985-95. She was a member of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Appropriations Committees. Ms. Bentley talked…

Pat Schroeder served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997 as a Democrat from Colorado. When elected, she was one of only fourteen congresswomen. In this interview she talked…