How Those Dastardly Republicans Treat Women

• The first woman to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court was a republican, appointed by a Republican president. 
• The first African-American woman to serve as Secretary of State was a Republican, appointed by a Republican president. The first woman ever elected to Congress was a Republican. 
• Three women were among the founders of the Republican Party and the party was the first to recognize women in its platform. 
• The first woman ever to address a national political convention was a Republican. 
• The first woman ever to have her name placed in nomination for the presidency by a major party was a Republicans at a Republican convention. 
• The first equal rights for women plank carried in any major party platform was contained in the Republican Party platform. 
• The first major party to favor federal woman suffrage was the Republican Party. 
• The first woman to preside over a session of the U. S. House of Representatives was a Republican. 
• The first woman to serve as Mayor of a major American city was a Republican. 
• The first woman elected to the US Senate in her own right was a Republican. 
• The first woman ever named US Ambassador to a major country (Italy) was a Republican, named by a Republican president. 
• The first woman to ever serve as Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare was a Republican, appointed by a Republican president. 
• The first woman to serve as CEO of a major party convention was a Republican. 
• The first woman chairman of a state committee of any major political party was a Republican. 
• The first woman in political history to be elected to the national co-chairmanship of either party was a Republican. 
• The first woman to be the keynote speaker at a national convention of any major political party was a Republican.  
• The first two women Senators to serve concurrently in Congress were Republicans. 
• The first woman to be appointed Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development was a Republican. 
• The first woman U.S. Representative to the United Nations was a Republican. 
• The first woman appointed Secretary of the Department of Transportation was a Republican. 
• The first three women to serve concurrently in the Cabinet were Republicans. 
• The first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress was a Republican. 
• The first woman to be chosen by the opposition party to respond to the president's State of the Union address was a Republican. 
• The first women to serve as national Security Advisor, Agriculture Secretary and Interior Secretary were all Republicans. 
• The youngest woman ever elected to Congress was a Republican.

From Dan Cirucci's blog