Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Pickering Rankinwas the first woman to hold federal office in the United States when, in 1916, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by the state of Montana. She won a second House term 24 years later, in 1940...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 June 1880
CityMissoula, MT
CountryUnited States of America
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Small use it will be to save democracy for the race if we cannot save the race for democracy.
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I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won’t be the last.