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Since the beginning of the 20th century, a number of women have served in the United States House...

Since the beginning of the 20th century, a number of women have served in the United States House of Representatives. The first woman to be elected to the United States Congress was Jeanette Rankin, a Republican from Montana elected in 1917. 229 women have served in total as of 2009. As of the 2008 elections, there are 75 women (constituting 17.2% of the total) serving in the current House of Representatives. Women have been elected to the House of Representatives from 44 of the 50 states in the United States. The states that have not elected a woman to the house are Alaska, Delaware, Iowa, Mississippi, North Dakota, and Vermont. However, women have represented Alaska and North Dakota in the United States Senate, and Alaska, Delaware, and Vermont have all elected female governors. The highest position yet held by a women in Iowa and Mississippi is that of Lt. Governor. There are several states that have elected women to the house in the past but do not currently have any female Representatives. They are Rhode Island, New Jersey, South Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Alabama, Utah, Idaho, Kentucky, Arkansas, Nebraska, Montana, Virginia, New Mexico, and Oregon. However,