Which of the following statements is true of the participation of women in American politics?
A) The first woman to be appointed to a cabinet post by Franklin D. Roosevelt was Nancy Pelosi.
B) Women held more power in federal offices before the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified.
C) Women have made greater political progress at the national level than at the state level.
D) Most of the members who presently serve in the U.S. House of Representatives are women.
E) In the 2016 elections, women won more seats in Congress than ever before.
E
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