This map shows every place in the US that has ever had a woman in Congress

[Her Sister]

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This map shows every place in the US that has ever had a woman in Congress
Vermont, Delaware, and Mississippi have never elected a congresswoman.
Updated by Soo Oh on April 21, 2016, 8:40 a.m. ET [e-mail]

Nearly one hundred years after the first woman was elected to Congress, three states have never had either a woman senator or representative:

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[sufrommich]

1. Vermont and Mississippi,zero women representatives. nt

[Her Sister]

2. haha! Love that painting!

Think it came out on International Women's Day! So great HRC is in it!!!


HRC #45

[sufrommich]

3. I love it too. nt

[Firebrand Gary]

4. Delaware as well.

smh..

[iandhr]

5. Sad.

At least Vermont has had a woman as Governor though.

[Buzz Clik]

6. Here's the map

[Her Sister]

7. yay! There it is!

Thank you Buzz CliK! Some places have had no woman in either!

[Buzz Clik]

8. Yep, all the gray.

And, any state that is not blue or purple has never had a female senator. 22 state have never had a Senator (including Vermont). States that have elected a female senator at one time:

AL
HI
WA
OR
CA
ND
SD
NE
KS
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
MI
IL
AL
GA
FL
ME
NH
NY
MA
WV
DE
NC

[DavidDvorkin]

9. To be fair, Vermont and Delaware each only have one US Representative

And two senators each, of course.

So it's somewhat excusable in their cases.

Mississippi is a different matter.

[Maru Kitteh]

10. Wyoming

[DavidDvorkin]

12. First in women's suffrage

But they were very exceptional for those days.

[72DejaVu]

11. Maybe Vermont can put a woman in the Senate in 2018

[Maru Kitteh]

13. I'd support that.