List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States

This is the list of women who have served as speakers and leaders of federal, state and territorial legislatures in the United States.

Congress

  Denotes incumbent speaker

Name	Image	Country	Legislative Body	Mandate start	Mandate end	Term length
Nancy Pelosi		United States	House of Representatives	4 January 2007	3 January 2011	3 years, 364 days

State

  Denotes incumbent speaker

Name	Image	State	Legislative Body	Mandate start	Mandate end	Term length
Doris Allen		California	California State Assembly	5 June 1995	14 September 1995	70 days
Lola Spradley		Colorado	Colorado House of Representatives		2008
Dickey Lee Hullinghorst		Colorado	Colorado House of Representatives	7 January 2015	incumbent	1 year, 335 days
Tina Kotek		Oregon	Oregon House of Representatives	14 January 2013	incumbent	3 years, 328 days
Minnie D. Craig		North Dakota	North Dakota House of Representatives	1933	1935
Beth Harwell		Tennessee	Tennessee House of Representatives	13 January 2011	incumbent	3 years, 329 days

Territorial

  Denotes incumbent speaker

Name	Image	Territory	Legislative Body	Mandate start	Mandate end	Term length
María L. Gómez Garriga		Puerto Rico	House of Representatives	1945	1945	?
Jenniffer González		Puerto Rico	House of Representatives	12 January 2009	1 January 2013	3 years, 355 days
Ruby M. Rouss		United States Virgin Islands	Legislature	1981	1982	1 year, 0 days
Ruby M. Rouss		United States Virgin Islands	Legislature	January 1987	March 1987	59 days
Lorraine L. Berry		United States Virgin Islands	Legislature	2005	2007	2 years, 0 days
Judith Won Pat		Guam	Legislature of Guam	7 March 2008	incumbent	8 years, 275 days

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