The first woman to represent Missouri in the US Senate died at the age of 90

First woman to represent Missouri in the US Senate, Jean Carnahan, dies at 90. Carnahan died Tuesday after a brief illness, according to a statement from her family. She was the first woman in Missouri to represent the state in the United States. She died at the age of 90.

Jean Carnahan, Missouri's first female U.S. senator, dies at 90: 'A fearless trailblazer' She served in the Senate from 2001 to 2002. Carnahan died on Tuesday after a brief illness. She was 90 years old and was born in 1933.