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texas

First Woman
U.S. Senator

Year: 1993-2013

Kay Bailey Hutchison

First Woman
Admitted Lawyer

Year: 1915

Hortense Sparks Ward

First Woman

Governor

Year: 2025-1927

Miriam Ferguson

First Woman
U.S. Representative

Year: 1865-1867

Lera Millard Thomas

First Woman
State Court Judge

Year: 1935

Sarah T. Hughes

First Woman
State Supreme Court Judge

Year: 1925*

Edith Wilmans
Nellie Gray Robertson
Hortense Sparks Ward

* First all woman panel - sat for 5 mos

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