On Monday, Nevada’s statehouse began its legislative session and became the first state in the nation to have a female-majority state legislature. Female lawmakers wore corsages and spoke about the importance of the shift, with women making up 50.8 percent of the representatives and senators in the state. Five newly elected Democrats to the Nevada Senate helped take the statehouse for their party and made national history in the process. After covering the Nevada Legislature on a daily basis for more than 20 years, it is my honor to have photographed this historic group of women for the photo of the day. But other states — including Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia — continue to show low numbers for female lawmakers, with women accounting for only about 15 percent state lawmakers, according to NPR.

Source: Huffington Post February 05, 2019 17:48 UTC