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florida

First Woman
U.S. Senator

Year: 1981-1987

Paula Hawkins

First Woman
Admitted Lawyer

Year: 1898

Louise R. Pinnell

First Woman

Governor

Not Yet!

First Woman
U.S. Representative

Year: 1929-1931

Ruth Bryan Owen

First Woman
State Court Judge

Year: 1922

Bessie Bellinger

First Woman
State Supreme Court Judge

Year: 1985-1994

Rosemary Barkett

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