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==Firsts==
[[Jeannette Rankin]], a Republican from Montana, entered the House of Representatives in 1917 as the first woman in the House or the Senate.<ref>
[[Patsy Mink]], an Asian-American, entered the House of Representatives in 1965 as the first [[person of color|woman of color]] in the House or the Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.augusthouse.com/single-post/Womens-History-Month-Patsy-Mink|title=August House Publishers - Atlanta - Children's Book Publisher|website=August House Publishers - Atlanta - Children's Book Publisher}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/WIC/Historical-Essays/Changing-Guard/New-Patterns/|title=New Patterns - US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives|publisher=}}</ref>
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[[Ileana Ros-Lehtinen]] entered the House of Representatives in 1989 as the first Latina in the House or the Senate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Ileana-Ros-Lehtinen/313276|title=Ileana Ros-Lehtinen|publisher=}}</ref>
[[Tammy Baldwin]] entered the House of Representatives in 1999 as the first openly gay woman in the House or the Senate.<ref>http://www.wiscnews.com/reedsburgtimespress/news/local/article_54a73568-1fc7-11e2-a9b2-0019bb2963f4.html</ref><ref>https://www.biography.com/people/tammy-baldwin-21027897</ref>
==Widow's succession==
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