The First Female Senator

October 1, 2009 by Bdoga 

FeltonRebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia was the first woman to serve in the Senate. How old was she when her term began – thirty-six, sixty-two, or eighty-seven?Answer: Eighty-seven. (Felton was appointed to fill a vacancy in 1922.)

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