Rep. Kim Dudik, D-Missoula, is sponsoring House Bill 719 in the Montana Legislature to honor Rankin (1880-1973) by dubbing I-90 between milepost 101 and 106 the Jeannette Rankin Memorial Highway.

After Rankin's election, the Montana legislature divided the state geographically ... leading thousands of women—called the Jeannette Rankin Brigade—in a protest against the Vietnam War ...

HELENA, Mont — Governor Gianforte proclaimed April 2, 2025 as 'Jeannette Rankin Day' in Montana ... office as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. At the ceremony, Karen Sterk ...

One of these is Jeannette Pickering Rankin, remembered in history ... secretary of NAWSA and president of the Montana Women’s Suffrage Association, becoming the first woman to speak before the state ...

Jeannette Rankin’s campaign for women’s suffrage ... but lost again and again. In the Montana Legislature from 1895 through 1911, bills that would have put suffrage up for a general election ...

Who was the first woman in Congress? 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.

Who was the first woman in Congress? 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. Here are ...

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. Here are other historic firsts for women ...

Jeannette Rankin was born in Missoula 141 ... In November 1916, Rankin ran and won to represent Montana in the U.S. House of Representatives — the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress.

Jeannette Rankin boasts several firsts ... following a campaign that she kicked off in Butte. In 1916 Montana had two at-large representatives in the House, not broken into specific districts.

A day after Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Jeannette ... including Rankin — opposed U.S. involvement in World War I, the representative from Montana’s 1st Congressional ...