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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 Congress.
Mar 27, 2024 · Jeannette Rankin. Add Topic. Who was the first congresswoman? How Montana Rep. Rankin made history. Clare Mulroy. USA TODAY. 0:00. 2:13. Women won the right to vote in 1920 when the 19th...
Apr 5, 2024 · Jeannette Rankin (born June 11, 1880, near Missoula, Montana, U.S.—died May 18, 1973, Carmel, California) was the first woman member of the U.S. Congress (1917–19, 1941–43), a vigorous feminist and a lifetime pacifist and crusader for social and electoral reform. Rankin graduated from the University of Montana in 1902.
Jul 21, 2010 · Jeannette Pickering Rankin, the first woman ever elected to Congress, takes her seat in the U.S. Capitol as a representative from Montana. Born on a ranch near Missoula, Montana Territory, in...
Aug 12, 2020 · Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) made history as the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress and the only member of Congress to vote against U.S. participation in World War I and World War II.
65th Congress (1917–19) Three years before the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in Congress, serving in the House of Representatives. The 65th Congress had 1 woman member out of a total of 531 members. That is 0.19% of all members.
Jeannette Rankin died on May 18, 1973, at the age of 92. Her groundbreaking achievements helped pave the way for the hundreds of other female members of Congress to come. Learn about the life and career of Jeannette Rankin, the first woman member of the U.S. Congress.
