Complex sentence: Clara Cressingham (1863 -) was one of the first women elected to serve in any state legislature in the United States and was also the first woman to serve in a leadership position in any state legislature.
Split into simpler sentences: Clara Cressingham (1863 -) was one of the first women elected to serve in any state legislature in the United States. She was also the first woman to serve in a leadership position in any state legislature.