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5 days ago · Jeannette Rankin: A trailblazer in U.S. politics, breaking new ground for women. In the annals of American history, Jeannette Rankin stands out as a pioneering figure who broke barriers and set precedents for women in politics. Elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916, Rankin's achievement was monumental, not only because she was the first woman to ...
4 days ago · Dawn was still hours away in Washington, D.C., on Good Friday, April 6, 1917, when Wellington Rankin and his big sister, Jeannette, walked hom… Billings woman fought on the front lines for women ...
2 days ago · The ACLU of Montana honors the American Indian Caucus with a Jeannette Rankin Award. Jun 3, 2024 18 hrs ago; 0 The ACLU of Montana honors the American Indian Caucus with a Jeannette Rankin Award. ...
2 days ago · Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the first woman in Congress. [1] In total, 376 women have been U.S. representatives and seven more have been non-voting delegates.
1 day ago · Does this mean women could only vote after August 18, 1920? Nope. Some states, 15 in all, already approved women’s right to vote, primarily in western states. For example, Jeannette Rankin, a Montana Republican, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1916.
1 day ago · “I taught five years of special education at Cold Springs (now Jeannette Rankin Elementary School) and I'm actually moving to Special Ed next year.” READ MORE: MONTANA’S TOP SCHOOL DISTRICT ...
2 days ago · Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives (1917). Rebecca Latimer Felton (D-GA) was the first woman to serve in the Senate (1922). 409 12th Street, SW
