<DIV><I>Women in Congress, 1917&ndash;2006 </I>is the most comprehensive source available on the 229 women who have served in U.S. House of Representatives and Senate&mdash;from the first woman elected to Congress, Jeannette Rankin of Montana, to the new Members of the 109th Congress. &nbsp;The book covers the breadth of the story of congressional women.&nbsp; &nbsp;Profiles of the 74 women Members of the 109th Congress are covered in a separate section of the book and are arranged alphabetically. The book also includes:</div> <DIV>&nbsp;</div> <ul type="disc"> <li>Pictures of every woman who has served in Congress, including rare historical images</li> <li>Bibliographies for further reading and manuscript collection references</li> <li>Statistical graphs and charts</li> </ul> <ul type="disc"> <li>Appendices on women's committee assignments; women committee and subcommittee chairs; women in Congress by state; and minority women in Congress</li> <li>A comprehensive index</li> </ul> <DIV>&nbsp;</div>