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"  Talk about smashing the glass ceiling: The very first all-female Congressional delegation  went into power today in New Hampshire, marking a major moment in women&amp;#039;s history. Not only is newly-minted governor Maggie Hassan the sole female Democrat running a state right now, but she&amp;#039;s also the first to have women\u2014and only women\u2014representing her state with her. Rounding out New Hampshire&amp;#039;s delegation are senator Jeanne Shaheen (who was governor herself from 1997 to 2003), returning senator Kelly Ayotte, and representatives Carol Shea-Porter and Anne McLane-Kuster. How did this happen? Well, New Hampshire&amp;#039;s large legislature is filled with women, and many of them start out as stay-at-home moms wanting to volunteer the civic level through school boards and community groups. With few men standing in their way, these women can use those platforms to run for the biggest political jobs in the state\u2014and win them. It&amp;#039;s also worth noting that the new Senate will have at least 19 women in it\u2014the most it&amp;#039;s ever had before. Pretty amazing, if you ask us. And about damn time.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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