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About the Exhibit

Photograph taken of the First Women in Congress exhibit. March, 2017/tiles/non-collection/S/SB17221.xml Image courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol
In spring of 2017, the First Women in Congress exhibition opened in the U.S. Capitol, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Jeannette Rankin taking her seat as the first woman in the U.S. House of Representatives. This web exhibition complements the physical exhibition, using objects and documents to further explore the prominent issues addressed by Rankin, and the early generation of women Representatives who followed in her footsteps.

To learn more about the First Women in Congress exhibition in the U.S. Capitol contact the Office of Art & Archives at art@mail.house.gov or 202-226-1300.

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