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WPR News
Friday, March 17, 2023, 6:00am
By Anya van Wagtendonk

WPR's WHYsconsin was asked: How many women are there in the state Legislature? When was the first woman elected? Those seemingly straightforward questions open a winding history through the state Capitol, from those first female representatives to today, when women hold a record 41 of the state Legislature’s 132 seats.

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