The following is a list of female attorneys general of states in the United States. Since 1959, there have been 34 states which have appointed or elected women as attorneys-general. Pennsylvania has had a record 3 women hold office as attorney general, with Anne X. Alpern having been the first woman to hold office as attorney-general of any state. 14 states have had at least two women serve as attorneys-general, with Hawaii and Pennsylvania both having the most at three each.