WOMEN DO SET RECORDS.

• Position: Brief Article

Though the number of women elected to state legislatures showed a slight decline in 2000, a record number will serve in the U.S. Senate. At least 13 women will serve in the august body, including Jean Carnahan of Missouri, who was appointed to the seat won by her late husband.

A record number of women also will serve in the House of Representatives in the 107th Congress. There are...