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Familial Connections of Women Members of Congress

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By Katharine Edgar Byron, Beverly Butcher Byron, Goodloe Byron
| history.house.gov
Women Who Directly Succeeded Their Late Husbands As of 2021, 45 women have directly succeeded their late husbands in Congress (38 in the House and eight in the Senate). Seven widows have represented California—more than any other state—including the first two in the House, Mae Ella Nolan (1923–1925) and Florence Prag Kahn (1925–1937). In 1931, Hattie Caraway of Arkansas became the first widow to succeed her late husband in the Senate.
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