Who was the first african american woman to serve in the senate?
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Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun
Who was the first african american woman to serve in the senate?
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Moseley Braun is the <b>first African</b>-<b>American woman to serve</b> in the U.S. <b>Senate</b>. 
Along with Republican Edward Brooke, she was one of two <b>African Americans</b> to
&nbsp;... <b>First African</b>-<b>American female</b> and <b>African</b>-<b>American</b> Democrat to <b>serve</b> in the 
United States <b>Senate</b>. ^ Resigned from office following election to the presidency 
of&nbsp;... <b>African Americans</b> have <b>served</b> in state legislatures, with several interruptions, 
since Alexander ... <b>first African</b>-<b>American</b> man elected to the Alabama <b>Senate</b>: 
Benjamin F. Royal ... <b>first African</b>-<b>American woman</b> elected to the Alaska House 
of&nbsp;... She won a seat in the Texas <b>Senate</b> in 1966, becoming the <b>first African</b>-<b>American</b> 
state <b>senator</b> since 1883 and the <b>first</b> black <b>woman to serve</b> in that body. There have been 57 total <b>women</b> in the United States <b>Senate</b> since its 
establishment in 1789. The <b>first woman</b> who <b>served</b> as a U.S. <b>senator</b>, Rebecca 
Latimer Felton, ... Hirono was the <b>first</b> Asian-American <b>woman</b> and <b>first</b> Buddhist 
person in the ... <b>African</b>-<b>American</b> and had been elected the previous year, 
became the <b>first</b>&nbsp;... The <b>first African Americans</b> to <b>serve</b> in the United States Congress were 
Republicans elected ... Ten <b>African Americans</b> have <b>served</b> in the U.S. <b>Senate</b>, 
four in the Republican Party. ... and Mia Love of Utah&#39;s 4th district, were elected in 
2014, with Love being the <b>first</b> ever black Republican <b>woman</b> to be elected to 
Congress. Thelma Harper (born December 2, 1940) is a former American politician and the 
<b>first African</b>-<b>American woman</b> state <b>senator</b> in Tennessee. <b>First</b> elected in 1991, is 
the longest-<b>serving female</b> State <b>Senator</b> in&nbsp;... The United States House of Representatives has had 153 elected <b>African</b>-
<b>American</b> members, ... The <b>first African</b>-<b>American woman to serve</b> as a 
representative was Shirley Chisholm from New York&#39;s 12th congressional district 
in 1969 ... Retired from office to run unsuccessfully for the United States <b>Senate</b> 
seat in Missouri. Harris was also the <b>first African</b>-<b>American woman to serve</b> in the Cabinet. Former 
North Carolina <b>Senator</b> Elizabeth Dole is the <b>first woman</b> to have <b>served</b> in two&nbsp;... Constance Baker Motley (September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005) was an 
<b>African</b>-<b>American</b> civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, state <b>senator</b>, and Borough 
President of Manhattan, New York City. She was the <b>first African</b>-<b>American</b> 
<b>woman</b> appointed to the federal judiciary, <b>serving</b> as a&nbsp;...
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun