On November 6th, history was made in America. Or, perhaps we should say HERstory was made! If you haven’t heard yet, there are now 112 women in Congress - a record number in history. Women were poised to make significant electoral gains in this “Year of the Women” election. Not only do we have more women in the government now, but many diverse women in terms of background, age, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. This is the first time in 100 years that women are making their mark in Congress stronger than ever before. In 1992, the first “Year of the Women,” 54 women were elected to Congress, making historic records. Since then, women have never held more than 84 of the 435 seats in the House. On Wednesday morning, it was declared that 96 women had officially been declared winners. Nine women won governors’ races. At least 12 women won Senate seats, which brought the total to 21 women. And the numbers are progressively increasing. The women in this year’s race focused on key issues such as better health care, pledges to better protect the environment and to help stop the rising incivility and divisions among Americans to propel their campaigns.
Read the full story at "Women Making HERstory"
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