Harry Truman nominated the first woman, Frieda Barkin Hennock to the FCC in 1948. As the FCC (excluding the years it was the FRC) it's leadership had been all male for 14 years. Ms. Hennock served until 1955, a tenure of 23 years. No more women were appointed until 1971, another 16 years —whole presidencies passed. Hennock was the only woman on the commission for a period of almost 40 years.
The situation didn't improve much after Charlotte Reid was appointed in 1971. Margarite White wasn't appointed until 1976...to replace Reid. They had agreed to a token woman on the commission, but only one and only one at a time. But in the 1980s it improved. Over the following three decades 29 more commissioners were nominated, 17 male, 12 female — an much closer ratio of 41% to 59%. It's a wild improvement over their historical percentage. Since 1934 there have been 15 female commissioners out of 80, that's 19%. But before 1980... it was only 8%. Below I post the entire commissioner list straight form the FCC website for your indignant reference.
Commissioner | Party Affiliation |
State | ||
From | To | |||
Eugene O. Sykes Chairman |
Democrat | Mississippi | Jul 11, 1934 Jul 11, 1934 |
Apr 5, 1939 Mar 8, 1935 |
Thad H. Brown | Republican | Ohio | Jul 11, 1934 | Jun 30, 1940 |
Paul A. Walker Acting Chairman Chairman |
Democrat | Oklahoma | Jul 11, 1934 Nov 3, 1947 Feb 28, 1952 |
Jun30, 1953 Dec 28, 1947 Apr 17, 1953 |
Norman Case | Republican | Rhode Island | Jul 11, 1934 | Jun 30, 1945 |
Irvin Stewart | Democrat | Texas | Jul 11, 1934 | Jun 30, 1937 |
George Henry Payne | Republican | New York | Jul 11, 1934 | Jun 30, 1943 |
Hampson Gary | Democrat | Texas | Jul 11, 1934 | Jan 1, 1935 |
Anning S. Prall Chairman |
Democrat | New York | Jan 17, 1935 Mar 9, 1935 |
Jul 23, 1937 Jul 23, 1937 |
Tunis Craven | Democrat | DC Virginia |
Aug 25, 1937 Jul 2, 1956 |
Jun 30, 1944 Mar 25, 1963 |
Frank McNinch Chairman |
Democrat | North Carolina | Oct 1, 1937 Oct 1, 1937 |
Aug 31, 1939 Aug 31, 1939 |
Frederic I. Thompson | Democrat | Alabama | Apr 13, 1939 | Jun 30, 1941 |
James Lawrence Fly Chairman |
Democrat | Texas | Sept 1, 1939 Sept 1, 1939 |
Nov 13, 1944 Nov 13, 1944 |
Ray C. Wakefield | Republican | California | Mar 22, 1941 | Jun 30, 1947 |
Clifford J. Durr | Democrat | Alabama | Nov 1, 1941 | Jun 30, 1948 |
Ewell K. Jett Interim Chairman |
Independent | Maryland | Feb 15, 1944 Nov 16, 1944 |
Dec 31, 1947 Dec 20, 1944 |
Paul A. Porter Chairman |
Democrat | Kentucky | Dec 21, 1944 Dec 21, 1944 |
Feb 25, 1946 Feb 25, 1946 |
Charles R. Denny Acting Chairman Chairman |
Democrat | DC | Mar 30, 1945 Feb 26, 1946 Dec 4, 1946 |
Oct 31, 1947 Dec 3, 1946 Oct 31, 1947 |
William H. Willis | Republican | Vermont | Jul 23, 1945 | Mar 6, 1946 |
Rosel H. Hyde Chairman Acting Chairman Acting Chairman Chairman |
Republican | Idaho | Apr 17, 1946 Apr 18, 1953 Apr 19, 1954 May 1, 1966 Jun 27, 1966 |
Oct 31, 1969 Apr 18, 1954 Oct 3, 1954 Jun 26, 1966 Oct 31, 1969 |
Edward M. Webster | Independent | DC | Apr 10, 1947 | Jun 30, 1956 |
Robert F. Jones | Republican | Ohio | Sept 5, 1947 | Sept 19, 1952 |
Wayne Coy Chairman |
Democrat | Indiana | Dec 29, 1947 Dec 29, 1947 |
Feb 21, 1952 Feb 21, 1952 |
George E. Sterling | Republican | Maine | Jan 2, 1948 | Sept 30, 1954 |
Frieda B. Hennock | Democrat | New York | Jul 6, 1948 | Jun 30, 1955 |
Robert T. Bartley | Democrat | Texas | Mar 6, 1952 | Jun 30, 1972 |
Eugene H. Merrill | Democrat | Utah | Oct 6, 1952 | Apr 15, 1953 |
John C. Doerfer Chairman |
Republican | Wisconsin | Apr 15, 1953 Jul 1, 1957 |
Mar 10, 1960 Mar 10, 1960 |
Robert E. Lee Interim Chairman Chairman |
Republican | Illinois | Oct 6, 1953 Feb 5, 1981 Apr 13, 1981 |
Jun 30, 1981 Apr 12, 1981 May 18,1981 |
George McConnaughey Chairman |
Republican | Ohio | Oct 4, 1954 | Jun 30, 1957 |
Frederick W. Ford Chairman |
Republican | West Virginia | Aug 29, 1957 Mar 15, 1960 |
Dec 31, 1964 Mar 1, 1961 |
John S. Cross | Democrat | Arkansas | May 23, 1958 | Sept 30, 1962 |
Charles H. King | Republican | Michigan | Jul 19, 1960 | Mar 2, 1961 |
Newton N. Minow Chairman |
Democrat | Illinois | Mar 2, 1961 Mar 2, 1961 |
Jun 1, 1963 Jun 1, 1963 |
E. William Henry Chairman |
Democrat | Tennessee | Oct 2, 1962 Jun 2, 1963 |
May 1, 1966 May 1, 1966 |
Kenneth A. Cox | Democrat | Washington | Mar 26, 1963 | Aug 31, 1970 |
Lee Loevinger | Democrat | Minnesota | Jun 11, 1963 | Jun 30, 1968 |
James J. Wadsworth | Republican | New York | May 5, 1965 | Oct. 31, 1969 |
Nicholas Johnson | Democrat | Iowa | Jul 1 1966 | Dec 5, 1973 |
H. Rex Lee | Democrat | DC | Oct 28, 1968 | Dec 31, 1973 |
Dean Burch Chairman |
Republican | Arizona | Oct 31, 1969 Oct 31, 1969 |
Mar 8, 1974 Mar 8, 1974 |
Robert Wells | Republican | Kansas | Nov 6, 1969 | Nov 1, 1971 |
Thomas J. Houser | Republican | Illinois | Jan 6, 1971 | Oct 5, 1971 |
Charlotte T. Reid | Republican | Illinois | Oct 8, 1971 | Jul 1, 1976 |
Richard E. Wiley Chairman |
Republican | Illinois | Jan 5, 1972 Mar 8, 1974 |
Oct 13, 1977 Oct 13, 1977 |
Benjamin L. Hooks | Democrat | Tennessee | Jul 5, 1972 | Jul 25, 1977 |
James H. Quello Chairman |
Democrat | Michigan | Apr 30, 1974 Feb 5, 1993 |
Nov 1, 1997 Nov 28, 1993 |
Glen O. Robinson | Democrat | Minnesota | Jul 10, 1974 | Aug 30, 1976 |
Abbott M. Washburn | Republican | Minnesota | Jul 10, 1974 | Oct 1, 1982 |
Joseph R. Fogarty | Democrat | Rhode Island | Sept 17, 1976 | Jun 30, 1983 |
Margita E. White | Republican | Sweden | Sept 23, 1976 | Feb 28, 1979 |
Charles D. Ferris Chairman |
Democrat | Massachusetts | Oct 17, 1977 Oct 17, 1977 |
Apr 10, 1981 Feb 4, 1981 |
Tyrone Brown | Democrat | Virginia | Nov 15, 1977 | Jan 31, 1981 |
Anne P. Jones | Republican | Massachusetts | Apr 7, 1979 | May 31, 1983 |
Mark S. Fowler Chairman |
Republican | Canada | May 18, 1981 May 18, 1981 |
Apr 17, 1987 Apr 17, 1987 |
Mimi Weyforth Dawson | Republican | Missouri | Jul 6, 1981 | Dec 3, 1987 |
Henry M. Rivera | Democrat | New Mexico | Aug 10, 1981 | Sept 15, 1985 |
Stephen A. Sharp | Republican | Ohio | Oct 4, 1982 | Jun 30, 1983 |
Dennis R. Patrick Chairman |
Republican | California | Dec 2, 1983 Apr 18, 1987 |
Apr 17, 1987 Aug 7, 1989 |
Patricia Diaz Dennis | Democrat | New Mexico | Jun 25, 1986 | Sept 29, 1989 |
Alfred C. Sikes Chairman |
Republican | Missouri | Aug 8, 1989 Aug 8, 1989 |
Jan 19, 1993 Jan 19, 1993 |
Sherrie P. Marshall | Republican | Florida | Aug 21, 1989 | Apr 30, 1993 |
Andrew C. Barrett | Republican | Illinois | Sept 8, 1989 | Mar 30, 1996 |
Ervin S. Duggan | Democrat | Georgia | Feb 28, 1990 | Jan 30, 1994 |
Reed E. Hundt Chairman |
Democrat | Maryland | Nov 29, 1993 Nov 29, 1993 |
Nov 3, 1997 Nov 3, 1997 |
Susan Ness | Democrat | New Jersey | May 19, 1994 | May 30, 2001 |
Rachelle B. Chong | Republican | California | May 23, 1994 | Nov 3, 1997 |
William E. Kennard Chairman |
Democrat | California | Nov 3, 1997 Nov 3, 1997 |
Jan 19, 2001 Jan 19, 2001 |
Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth | Republican | Tennessee | Nov 3, 1997 | May 30, 2001 |
Michael K. Powell Chairman |
Republican | Virginia | Nov 3, 1997 Jan 22, 2001 |
Mar 17, 2005 Mar 17, 2005 |
Gloria Tristani | Democrat | New Mexico | Nov 3, 1997 | Sept 7, 2001 |
Kathleen Q. Abernathy | Republican | Kentucky | May 31, 2001 | Dec 9, 2005 |
Michael J. Copps Acting Chairman |
Democrat | Wisconsin | May 31, 2001 Jan 22, 2009 |
Dec 31, 2011 June 28, 2009 |
Kevin J. Martin Chairman |
Republican | North Carolina | Jul 3, 2001 Mar 18, 2005 |
Jan 19, 2009 Jan 19, 2009 |
Jonathan S. Adelstein | Democrat | South Dakota | Dec 3, 2002 | June 29, 2009 |
Deborah Taylor Tate | Republican | Tennessee | Jan 3, 2006 | Jan 3, 2009 |
Robert M. McDowell | Republican | Virginia | Jun 1, 2006 | May 17, 2013 |
Julius Genachowski Chairman |
Democrat | New York | Jun 29, 2009 | May 17, 2013 |
Meredith Attwell Baker | Republican | Texas | July 31, 2009 | June 3, 2011 |
Mignon Clyburn Acting Chairwoman |
Democrat | South Carolina | August 3, 2009 May 20, 2013 |
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Jessica Rosenworcel | Democrat | Connecticut | May 11, 2012 | |
Ajit Pai | Republican | Kansas | May 14, 2012 |
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