Why a Women's Caucus?
Women make up 57% of the US population and hold less than 25% of all elected positions.
Women in Elective Office In 2008, 87 women serve in the U.S. Congress. Sixteen women serve in the Senate, and 71 women serve in the House. The number of women in statewide elective executive posts is 74, while the proportion of women in state legislatures is at 23.7 percent.
Congress: In 2008, women hold 87, or 16.3%, of the 535 seats in the 110th US Congress — 16, or 16.0%, of the 100 seats in the Senate and 71, or 16.3%, of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives. In addition, three women serve as Delegates to the House from Guam, the Virgin Islands and Washington, DC.
Statewide Elective Executive: In 2008, 75 women hold statewide elective executive offices across the country; women hold 23.8% of the 315 available positions. Among these women, 45 are Democrats, 27 are Republicans, and 3 were elected in nonpartisan races.
State Legislature: In 2008, 1,746, or 23.7%, of the 7,382 state legislators in the United States are women. Women hold 423, or 21.5%, of the 1,971 state senate seats and 1,323, or 24.5%, of the 5,411 state house seats. Since 1971, the number of women serving in state legislatures has more than quintupled.
Source:The Center for Women in Politics www.cawp.rutgers.edu/
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Regina Moore, Senator Vi Simpson, and Ann M. DeLaney
The WomenSpeak…
(The WomenSpeak Readers Theatre had two additional performances in 2005; one in French Lick and one in Indianapolis. For historical purposes, I think it would be nice to include this information, as well. Perhaps Susan Sandberg, who created the group, would have details for you regarding these two performances. I think the one in French Lick revolved around the IDEA Convention and the one in Indy was a women's group of some kind, but I do not remember their exact name.)
The WomenSpeak Readers Theater brought the historical voices of courageous women to the public. Sophia Travis notes their performance in 2005 in her Blog entry JJ Dinner
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