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minnesota

First Woman
U.S. Senator

Year: 1978

Muriel Humphrey

First Woman
Admitted Lawyer

Year: 1878

Martha Angle Dorsett

First Woman

Governor

Not Yet!

First Woman
U.S. Representative

Year: 1955-1959

Coya Gjesdal Knutson

First Woman
State Court Judge

Year: 1950-1962

Betty Washburn

First Woman
State Supreme Court Judge

Year: 1977-1994

Rosalie E. Wahl

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