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Duckworth is the first Thai American woman elected to Congress, the first person born in Thailand elected to Congress, the first woman with a disability elected to Congress, the first female double amputee in the Senate, and the first senator to give birth while in office.
Nov 11, 2016 · Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first female lawmaker elected to Congress. By the time she arrived in Washington to begin serving her term, her accomplishment was well publicized.
Jeannette Rankin. Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916 for one term, then was elected again in 1940.
Nov 16, 2009 · On November 7, 1916, Montana suffragist Jeannette Rankin is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She is the first woman in the history of the nation to win a seat in the federal...
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May 23, 2018 · Jeannette Pickering Rankin of Montana was the first woman in U.S. history to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. A nonconformist Republican, she served two nonconsecutive terms in the House. Rankin is best remembered for her opposition to war.
Jeannette Pickering Rankin (1880-1973) was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. She served two terms, one beginning in 1917 and the other in 1941. A pacifist, she was the only congressperson to vote against both World War I and World War II .
Rankin became involved in the women’s suffrage movement and helped Montana women earn the right to vote in 1914. Two years later, she successfully ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to become the first woman to serve in Congress.
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