America's Next Top (Role) Model: 7 Political Women Your Daughter Can Look Up To

As the mom of a little girl, I find myself looking at women in the public eye as potential role models. I'm sure the time will come that my daughter will want to model her wardrobe and attitude after pop stars and actresses and I'm (mostly) okay with that. But as a feminist and political junkie, I want to make sure that she knows there are women who make American history, not just compete on American Idol. There's an old adage that women must be twice as good to be considered the equals of men. This is certainly true of women who have been the first to hold positions of power: the first woman elected to Congress, the first woman Justice of the Supreme Court, the first woman Speaker of the House. Here are 7 of those women; all of them I admire and hope my daughter will grow to emulate. - By Rebekah Kuschmider

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