Shirley anita chisholm, the first african-american woman elected to congress, was elected by which state?
a. new york
b. florida
c. ohio
d. maine user: in what year was jeanette rankin elected as the first woman in congress?
a. 1880
b. 1916
c. 1920
d. 1940 user: the house of representatives is sometimes called the because the representatives are elected from much smaller districts than senators.
a. state house
b. lower house
c. little house
d. people's