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district of columbia

First Woman
U.S. Senator

Not Represented

First Woman
Admitted Lawyer

Year: 1872

Charlotte E. Ray

First Woman

Mayor

Year: 1990

Sharon Pratt Kelly

First Woman
U.S. Delegate

Year: 1991-Present

Eleanor Holmes Norton

First Woman
Territorial Judge

Year: 1914

Mary O'Toole

First Woman
D.C. Court of Appeals

Year: 1967-1983

Catherine B. Kelly

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