The Women of the 116th Congress: Portraits of Power

A photographic celebration of the women of the 116th—the most diverse Congress in American history.

The first woman Speaker of the House. The first female combat veteran. The first Native American women. The first Muslim women. The first openly gay member of the Senate. These are just some of the remarkable firsts represented by the women of the 116th Congress, the most diverse and inclusive in American history.

Just over a century ago, Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the first and only woma...