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Rebecca Felton
1835–1930, Georgia

Appointed to fill a vacancy, Felton became the first woman senator—at the age of 87! In her only Senate speech, she predicted: "When the women of the country come in and sit with you ... you will get ability ... integrity of purpose ... exalted patriotism, and ... unstinted usefulness."

Rebecca L. Felton, photograph by Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, 1922 Rebecca Felton’s Floor Speech, 1922
Rebecca L. Felton, photograph by Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, 1922 Rebecca Felton’s Floor Speech, 1922
 
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