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Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress. The Republican Representative from Montana was elected in 1916 and sworn in on March 4, ...
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress. The Republican Representative from Montana was elected in 1916 and sworn in on March 4, 1917. Advertisement ...
Before becoming the first woman elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, Jeanette Rankin fought tirelessly for women’s suffrage in Montana and other states. Library of Congress/ ...
On April 2, 1917, Rankin was escorted into the chamber by her fellow Montana representative to applause from the other members. When the House clerk called her name to confirm her presence ...
Montana has not had a woman in the House of Representatives since Jeannette Rankin. She chose a very difficult path and she met with a lot of vilification and she continued on.
It was on April 2, 1917 that Jeanette Rankin became the first woman in Congress. But within days, she became the target of national scorn for voting against America’s entry into World War I.
HELENA, Mont — Governor Gianforte proclaimed April 2, 2025 as 'Jeannette Rankin Day' in Montana. “Jeannette Rankin dedicated her life to pursuing equality for all Americans,” Gov. Gianforte said ...
Jeannette Rankin, born on a ranch near Missoula, was a suffragist who in 1916 became the first woman elected to Congress. She studied at the University of Montana, graduating in 1902 with a ...
We're marking both landmark birthdays each Sunday with a Montana Moment, a chronological look at key events in Montana's history. The moment: Jeannette Rankin elected to U.S. Congress, 1916.
Like Rankin and former Gov. Judy Martz, Debby Barrett of Dillon is a trailblazing Montana Republican, becoming this year the first woman to serve as Montana Senate president. "Go, Jeannette!" she ...