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Editor s note: This article is a part of a series reviewing Utah and U.S. history for KSL.com s Historic section.
SALT LAKE CITY Monday marked this year s International Women s Day, which is in the middle of Women s History Month.
Women have played a vital role in Utah history, and some firsts in U.S. history also occurred in the Beehive State. For example, Salt Lake City was the site of the first election in modern U.S. history to be open to both men and women. Martha Hughes Cannon was also the first woman in U.S. history to serve as a state senator.
As Rep. Rob Bishop leaves Congress after 18 years, he says his biggest beef is no one there listens anymore
Live TV coverage changed everything, with members speaking to the camera in an empty chamber.
(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) Rep. Rob Bishop delivers his reelection speech at the Utah Republican Nominating Convention on April 21, 2018, at the Maverik Center. Bishop is retiring from Congress after 18 years. | Updated: 3:57 p.m.
Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, says he’s figured out the biggest problem behind dysfunction in Congress as he is about to retire after 18 years.
“We do a lot of talking. We don’t do a lot of listening,” he says. He added that congressional rules and practices increasingly create obstacles that prevent real dialogue.