How many women were there in 112^th Congress?

97

Not too many people know that there were 97 women in 112^th Congress.  The main idea is that there were 80 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate.  Most of the women in the Congress were from California, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Florida and Texas.  Here are some names: Martha Roby, Terri Sewell, Diana DeGette, Lois Capps, Rosa DeLauro, Karen Bass, Mary Fallin, Diane Black, Gwen Moore, Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, etc.