Women in Congress 1917 - 2006 is currently the most comprehensive source of information, on the 229 women who have served in the U.S. House of Representative and Senate. Written in an easy to read style, Women in Congress covers the triumphs and challenges these wonderful women of intelligence and courage endured and soared above the hard-knocks of politics and being a minority in what was considered a man's world. The book begins with Jeanette Rankin of Montana, the first woman elected to congress stated “I’m No Lady, I’m a Member of Congress”. This woman and the other 228 women who have served in congress, continue to pave the way and represent the type of strong, foreward thinking that women have had since the beginning of time.