HERstory: Tammy Duckworth
Channel: The Youth Channel
Date: 15/03/2017

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Celebrate Women's History Month with The Youth Channel. Get the to know some of the most successful women of color like Rita Moreno, Madam CJ Walker and more. Today, Tatyana introduces us to Tammy Duckworth. She is the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress in Illinois and the first disabled woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives!