Important Women in History

Female Firsts on the Road to Gender Equality

March 6, 2013

First Woman to Serve as Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi

Important Women in History

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by Annie Scudder 1

First Woman to Serve as Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi is a mother of five, grandmother of eight, and the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. As second in line to the president, she was arguably one of the most powerful women in US politics ever.

8 / 13

by Annie Scudder 1

First Woman to Serve as Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi is a mother of five, grandmother of eight, and the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. As second in line to the president, she was arguably one of the most powerful women in US politics ever.

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rakel92 11 weeks 3 days

You're missing Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, first woman to be elected President (well, in Iceland, but still it is a first). :) -Proud Icelander!:)