<P> There have been 50 total women in the United States Senate since its establishment in 1789 . The first woman senator , Rebecca Felton , served in 1922 ( for a single day ) , but the first woman elected to the Senate was Hattie Caraway in 1932 . Fourteen of the women who have served were appointed ; seven of those were appointed to succeed their deceased husbands . Currently ( as of 2017 ) , the 115th Congress has 21 female senators out of 100 ( 21 % ) , one more than both the 113th and 114th congresses , and an all - time high . </P>
<P> There have been 50 total women in the United States Senate since its establishment in 1789 . The first woman senator , Rebecca Felton , served in 1922 ( for a single day ) , but the first woman elected to the Senate was Hattie Caraway in 1932 . Fourteen of the women who have served were appointed ; seven of those were appointed to succeed their deceased husbands . Currently ( as of 2017 ) , the 115th Congress has 21 female senators out of 100 ( 21 % ) , one more than both the 113th and 114th congresses , and an all - time high . </P>
the first woman elected to the us senate
the first woman elected to the us senate
Hattie Caraway
Hattie Caraway