Year of the Woman

Not to be confused with International Women's Year or Year of the Woman (film).
For the Kelly Rowland album, see Year of the Woman (album).
The Senate Democratic women in 1993. L-R: Patty Murray, Carol Moseley Braun, Barbara Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein, and Barbara Boxer
Senator Barbara Mikulski standing with female senatorial candidates (left to right) Carol Moseley-Braun, Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein and Lynn Yeakel at 1992 Democratic National Convention, Madison Square Garden, New York City.

The Year of the Woman was a popular label attached to 1992 after the election of a number of female senators in the United States.[1] The term has also been used with respect to the 2018 House elections, in which a record 103 women were elected, 90 of whom were Democrats.[2][3]

  1. ^ Senate Historical Office (2018), "Year of the Woman", Art & History, United States Senate, archived from the original on September 27, 2018, retrieved September 28, 2018
  2. ^ Kamarck, Elaine (November 7, 2018). "2018: Another 'Year of the Woman'". Brookings. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "It was the Year of the Woman — but not on the Republican side". NBC News. Retrieved October 1, 2020.