On this date
- Ratification of the Constitution
- Inauguration of 26 Preaidents
- South secedes
- 1st Woman in Congress
- 1st Woman in US Cabinet
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Jeannette Rankin
March 4, 1917 - Montana elected Republican Jeannette Rankin as the first woman to sit in the U.S. House of Representatives three years before American women nationwide could legally vote.
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I’ll be live with the Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice this Thursday for their Champions of Equality series talking about Jeannette Rankin, democracy, and why her fight still matters.
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Jeannette Rankin
November 7, 1916 - Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Missoula, Montana, became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1916, #JeannetteRankin became the first woman elected to federal office in the US. She served a term in Congress for Montana, then was elected again in 1940. A #pacifist, she voted against both World Wars, and is the last to vote against a war declaration.
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Thrilled to share that Winning The Earthquake, my bio of Jeannette Rankin, America’s first Congresswoman has received a Starred Review from Library Journal!
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This is the story of our first Congresswoman, Jeannette Rankin. No, really.
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Watch “Women Who Kick Glass”: Featured Suffragist - Jeannette Rankin! ✨
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🌟 Her courage showed the power of standing firm on principles, even when it’s unpopular.
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Breaking Barriers, One Story at a Time✨
Jeannette Rankin.
A new podcast episode of “Women Who Kick Glass” drops this week —get ready to be inspired!
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"We're half the people; we should be half the Congress."
🇺🇸 #JeannetteRankin, American politician, first woman elected to US Congress (R-Montana), #WomensRights advocate and pacifist, was #BOTD 11 June 1880. #Politics
Jeannette Rankin
April 10, 1971 - Ninety-year-old Jeannette Rankin, the first female member of Congress (R-Montana), and the only one to vote against U.S. entry into both World Wars, led 8000 in protest of the Vietnam War in a women's peace march on the Pentagon.
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April 2nd 1917, Jeannette Rankin took her seat as the first woman in Congress.
She didn’t ask if it was allowed—she showed it was possible.
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Jeannette Rankin
March 4, 1917 - Montana elected Republican Jeannette Rankin as the first woman to sit in the U.S. House of Representatives three years before American women nationwide could legally vote.
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Rep #JeannetteRankin #Montana the first woman elected to congress in 1916 presented with the 🇺🇸 that flew at the #HouseofRepresentatives during passage of the #suffrageamendment - Bettmann Archive
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4/ Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, stood by her pacifist principles, saying, "As a woman, I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else." Her vote remains a symbol of personal conviction. 🙋♀️
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