Women's milestones in U.S. politics

[Ron Burgundy]

AP - A look at some milestones for women in U.S. politics:

A look at some milestones for women in U.S. politics:

_In 1916, Jeanette Rankin, R-Mont., became the first woman elected to the House.

_The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1920, granting women the right to vote.

_In 1922, Rebecca Latimer Felton, D-Ga., became the first woman to serve in the Senate. She was appointed to fill temporarily a vacant seat and served for only two days.

_Nellie Tayloe Ross, D-Wyo., became the first woman governor, in 1925, after she was elected to replace her deceased husband.

_Rep. Mae Ella Nolan, R-Calif., became the first woman to chair a congressional committee, in 1925, when she headed the committee on expenditures in the Post Office Department.

_Sen. Hattie Wyatt Caraway, D-Ark., was appointed to the Senate to succeed her deceased husband in 1931. She later became the first woman elected to the Senate.

_Frances Perkins became the first woman to serve in the Cabinet, in 1933, when President Roosevelt appointed her secretary of labor.

_Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman on the Supreme Court, in 1981.

_Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro, D-N.Y., became the first woman to run on a major party's national ticket, in 1984, when she was selected by Democrat Walter Mondale as his vice presidential running mate.

_Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is set to become first female speaker of the House this week. She became the first woman to head her party in Congress when she was elected House minority leader in 2002.

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Source: Center for American Women and Politics.