The Women of the 118th Congress are being recognized as a group as part of USA TODAY’s Women of the Year program, a ...

With the arrival on Capitol Hill soon of Rep.-elect Jennifer McClellan, a record number of women will be serving in Congress.

Despite holding 29 percent of the seats in today's Congress, women have only 17 percent of committee leadership positions ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rebecca Roberts about her biography of First Lady Edith Wilson, Untold Power. After President ...

After mixed midterm election results, Black women are demanding the Democratic Party step up political and financial support ...

Asked by one congressman how she could be a mother of two small children and a member of Congress at the same time, she ...

A champion of equality, Schroeder tackled an array of problems facing women, reflecting her first hand experiences with ...

A Pennsylvania woman who was accused - but not convicted - of aiding in the theft of a computer from then-House Speaker Nancy ...

Schroeder was elected by Colorado voters in 1972 and then reelected 11 times, becoming one of the most influential Democrats ...

San Jose's population is comprised of about 49 percent women, according to U.S. Census data. In celebration of Women's History Month, San Jose Spotlight is highlighting 15 influential women leaders in ...

Despite recent gains less than one-third of the members of the Pennsylvania legislature are women — 80 of the 253 lawmakers ...

Schroeder's former press secretary, Andrea Camp, said Schroeder suffered a stroke recently and died at a hospital in Florida, ...