24/7 Insights Men still outnumber female members of Congress. Some of the most powerful women are high-ranking Congressional leaders. Nancy Pelosi has been Speaker of the House multiple times.

L ateefah Simon, a front-runner to represent Oakland in Congress, still vividly recalls that day in third grade, nearly 40 years ago, when her class took a field trip to San Francisco City Hall.

K atherine Clark is already one of the most powerful women in Congress, but her influence will be magnified if the Democrats regain control of the US House of Representatives on November 5.. It ...

The 119th Congress officially kicked off on January 3rd with 21 women being sworn in for the first time. Here are some of the newcomers who could become future political heavyweights.

Instead of letters, these women are sewing messages directly into quilt squares – phrases like “lead by example” and “stand for truth” – all soon to be delivered to members of Congress.

In 1987, the U.S. Congress officially designated March as Women's History Month. Here are five women, from across eras, who are notable for their contributions to U.S. and world history and ...

Frustrations over the exclusion of women from America’s national narrative boiled over in the 1970s—leading to the creation of Women’s History Month.

San Francisco — Lateefah Simon, a front-runner to represent Oakland in Congress, still vividly recalls that day in third grade, nearly 40 years ago, when her class took a field trip to San ...