Year of the Woman

The Senate Democratic women in 1993. L-R: Patty Murray, Carol Moseley Braun, Barbara Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein, and Barbara Boxer
Senator Barbara Mikulski standing with female senatorial candidates (left to right) Carol Moseley-Braun, Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein and Lynn Yeakel at 1992 Democratic National Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City.

The Year of the Woman was a popular label attached to 1992 after the election of a number of female senators in the United States.[1] The term has also been used with respect to the 2018 House elections, in which a record 103 women were elected, 90 of whom were Democrats.[2][3]

  1. ^ Senate Historical Office (2018), "Year of the Woman", Art & History, United States Senate, archived from the original on September 27, 2018, retrieved September 28, 2018
  2. ^ Kamarck, Elaine (November 7, 2018). "2018: Another 'Year of the Woman'". Brookings. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "It was the Year of the Woman — but not on the Republican side". NBC News. Retrieved October 1, 2020.

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