Almanac of Absurdities 11/21

On this date in 1922, Rebecca Felton of Georgia was sworn in as a United States Senator. Her service ended the next day. She was the first woman Senator, The shortest-serving Senator in US history, and at nearly 88 years old, the oldest Freshman Senator ever. She is, to this date, the only woman to have served as Senator from the state of Georgia. She was a fervent white supremacist, and advocate of lynching.