On this 4th of July, it is a good time to recount how women have fared in American electoral politics.
As of today, 17 women are serving as US Senators, with a total of 39 women historically who have served in the upper chamber since 1922.
A total of 72 women are now serving in the US House of Representatives, with 229 women having served since 1917 in the chamber.
Presently, six women are serving as Governors of their states, with 35 having served in that capacity since 1925, and a maximum of nine women at the same time.
Two states, Iowa and Mississippi, have seen women only rise to a top position as Lieutenant Governor, rather than Governor, Senator or Congresswoman.
We have come a long way since 87-94 years ago when the first women reached elected office, but with 83 percent of office holders in Congress still male, and 88 percent of the Governors still males, and with women being a majority of the population (51 to 49) in the 2010 Census, it is certainly time for more women to run for public office, and to be involved in the governing of our nation in the future!