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Leslie Byrne made Virginia history in 1992 by becoming the first woman elected to Congress from the Old Dominion. “I am Virginia’s first Congresswoman, but now my job is not to be a historical footnote,” she told reporters. “My job is to serve.”
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “Leslie Larkin Byrne,” https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/PA2011/PA2011-10-0036/ (June 27, 2022)
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