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Congressional Pathfinders: "First" Members of Congress and How They Shaped American History discusses those men and women whose service in the United States Congress, as improbable as it was, marked a turning point in history. To be the first black American or the first woman to serve in a largely white, male-dominated institution requires a level of moral courage seldom found in ordinary people. To be openly gay, to subscribe to the Muslim faith in a nation often fearful and ignorant of Islam, or to navigate the hallways of power with physical disabilities is to be cognizant of one's separateness. To be an "other" is to feel the stigma of that difference, and yet to persevere is to forge a path for later generations of others to follow. The service of these courageous men and women forever changed Congress and, by extension, the nation: they truly were congressional pathfinders. Nancy Pelosi, Daniel Inouye, Margaret Chase Smith, Shirley Chisholm, Ilhan Omar, and Hillary Clinton are among the many figures profiled in Congressional Pathfinders.
Contents
Chapter 1: Joseph Marion Hernández: First Hispanic to Serve in Congress (1820s)
Chapter 2: Hiram Rhodes Revels: First Black Man to Serve in Congress (1870)
Chapter 3: Charles Curtis: First Native American to Serve in Congress (1890s-1930s)
Chapter 4: Jeannette Rankin: First Woman to Serve in Congress (1910s, 1940s)
Chapter 5: Oscar DePriest: First Black Man to Serve in Congress in the Twentieth Century (1920s-1930s)
Chapter 6: Hattie Caraway: First Woman Elected to Serve a Full Term in the United States Senate (1930s-1940s)
Chapter 7: Margaret Chase Smith: First Woman Elected to Both Chambers of Congress (1940s-1970s)
Chapter 8: Daniel Inouye: Highest-Ranking Asian American to Serve in Congress (1950s-2010s)
Chapter 9: Shirley Chisholm: The First Black Woman Elected to Congress (1960s-1980s)
Chapter 10: Barbara Jordan: First Black Woman Elected to Congress from the South (1970s)
Chapter 11: Gerry E. Studds: First Openly Gay Member of Congress (1970s-1990s)
Chapter 12: Carol Moseley Braun: First Bla
