What happens when women are empowered

Iowa and New Hampshire may dominate political headlines in the near term, but it is in a host of other states where significant political change is afoot. Many state legislatures are reconvening, including in Virginia, where a record 40 women now serve in Virginia's House of Delegates. Eileen Filler-Corn was recently elected the first woman speaker, with Charniele L. Herring serving as the first woman and the first African American majority leader. Earlier this month, Danica Roem tweeted after becoming the first trans woman to chair a committee in the Virginia legislature.

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