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new york

First Woman
U.S. Senator

Year: 2001-2009

Hillary Rodham Clinton

First Woman
Admitted Lawyer

Year: 1886

Kate Stoneman

First Woman

Governor

Year: 2021-Present

Kathy C. Hochul*

*Became Governor in 2021 when Andrew Cuomo resigned.

* Won election in 2022. 

First Woman
U.S. Representative

Year: 1929-1933

Ruth Sears Baker Pratt

First Woman
State Court Judge

Year: 1919

Jean H. Norris

First Woman
State Supreme Court Judge

Year: 1983-2008

Judith Kaye

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