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kentucky

First Woman
U.S. Senator

Not Yet!

First Woman
Admitted Lawyer

Year: 1892

Sophonisba Breckinridge

First Woman

Governor

Year: 1984-1987

Martha Layne Collins

First Woman
U.S. Representative

Year: 1927-1929

Katherine Gudger Langley

First Woman
State Court Judge

Year: 1928

Kathleen Mulligan

First Woman
State Supreme Court Judge

Year: 1993-2004

Janet Stumbo

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