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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

"You would have thought I was walking on the moon."

Today, Barbara Mikulski becomes the longest serving female senator in US History.

Senator Byrd had to "check" the Senate rules before allowing her on the Senate floor while wearing pants in 1988.  My.

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Thanks for posting this!

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  2. MarieJanuary 6, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    I remember wearing a pants suit to the office for the first time in 1974 and waiting to be challenged by someone. I was a 22 year old kid and probably would have gone home and put on a skirt. We've come a long way!

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