From Jewish World Review
When Rebecca Latimer Felton took the Senate oath
of office on Nov. 21, 1922, the press was there to capture every moment. She
posed for pictures at her desk and received huge applause from the packed gallery.
The next day, she gave a
brief speech and then stepped down. She had been a U.S. senator - the first
woman to hold the office - for one day. Newspapers gave glowing reviews to her
historic moment, calling her "grand," "poised" and "dainty."
Some noted she also held another record: At 87, she was the oldest freshman
senator in history.
None mentioned another
historic title she held: Felton - suffragist, writer, political insider and
avid white supremacist - was the last member of Congress known to have once enslaved
people.
https://jewishworldreview.com/0122/first_woman_senator_enslaver.php3
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