Congress 1978-1988

Women Vs. Men in Congress

•1978

•Women 21

•Men 414

•1979

•Women 17

•Men 418

•1981

•Women 23

•Men 411

•1983

•Women 24

•Men 411

•1985

•Women 25

•Men 410

•1987

•Women 25

•Men 410

Date Sandra O’Connor becomes first woman Supreme Court Judge: September 15, 1981

Democrats Vs. Republicans

•1978

•Democrats 292

•Republicans 143

•1979

•Democrats 277

•Republicans 158

•1981

•Democrats 242

•Republicans 192

•1983

•Democrats 269

•Republicans 166

•1985

•Democrats 253

•Republicans 182

•1987

•Democrats 258

•Republicans 177

Date Reagan enters office: January 20, 1981

Citations:

American Decades: Primary Sources 1980-1989. “ Government and Politics” 2008. Pgs 210-214 & 237.Office of the Clerk: U.S. House of Representatives: House History. 6 October 2009. http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html

Office of the Clerk: Women in Congress. 6 October 2009.

http://womenincongress.house.gov/historical-data/representatives-senators-by-congress.html?congress=100

Postwar America: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural and Economic Hisory. Vol 1. 2007. Pgs 274-280.

The White House: About the Whitehouse Presidents. 8 October 2009.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ronaldreagan/