PATHWAYS TO POLITICS
Women Making a Difference!

From the Garden State to D.C., forty-one girls explored the powerful roles of women in politics, leadership, and community activism—past and present.

DID YOU KNOW?

• The first woman elected to the US House of Representatives was Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) who served from 1917-1919, and again from 1941-1942. A pacifist, she was the only person to vote against US entry into both World Wars.
• Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader (D-CA), is the first woman to hold the top leadership spot in her party in Congress.
• Dr. Condoleezza Rice is National Security Advisor to President Bush.

For more interesting facts, please visit the Did You Know? page on the regular version of the site.