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Who were some of the important women to win political elections early in New Mexico's history?

     - they mention 3 women. Soledad Chacon, Isabel Eckles and Bertha M. Paxton.
Soledad Chacon was the first Hispanic woman to win a statewide election.
And Isabel Eckles elected the state board of education in 1912.
Bertha M. Paxton won 1992 bid for the New Mexico House of Representatives.



What was New Mexico the first state to do back in 1922, and recently in 2010?
     - In 1992, New Mexico was the first state to elect two women in state-wide office.