there by becoming the first woman to accomplish that featp when she was elected to the senate? 1948 she became the first woman elected to the senate as well. she had the distinction of having been the first woman in this country ever to have her name placed in nomination for president of the united states by a major political party. that happened at the republican national convention in san francisco in 1964. because that year the republican nomination went to senator barry gold water backup you but the fact that so many people thought so highly of her was significant that they wanted her to run for president, for a lady, for a lady in 1964, at the fact she was here from maine gives us pride in that lady. this is a portrait of a gentleman named thomas bracket reed, a congressman from maine served in the u.s. house of represe representatives. several terms as speaker of the house of representatives was extremely powerful speaker earning himself the title czar reed. many of the rules he instituted as speaker of the house are still used to this day. they're called reed's rules. i