United States of America

Hillary Rodham Clinton made her public debut in her new role as prospective presidential candidate on Tuesday night by returning to the issue that has animated her

The number of women in the Senate may have reached an all-time high, but that isn’t doing much to ignite interest in running for political office among the nation’s young women.

In the 90 years since Rebecca Felton of Georgia became the first woman in the United States Senate — sworn in for a mere 24 hours — women remain an anomaly in the upper chamber.

For Covington’s first female mayor, one perk is serving as a role model to young girls in a state the Center for American Women and Politics ranks 38th in the nation for women in elective office.

• U.S. Congress is made up of 18.1% women.
• Of the mayors of America’s 100 biggest cities, 12 are women.
• 5 of the country’s governors are women.
• 4.2% of Fortune 500 company CEOs are women.

Dawn Clark Netsch was a political pathfinder for generations of Illinois women, the first to hold statewide office and the first nomi