Tag: first woman in congress

• Know Your History: Jeannette Rankin

  A curious event happened in November 1916. A women was voted into the United States House of Representatives without the aid of one single woman vote. Jeannette Rankin became the first ever congresswoman at the time when women had yet to achieve the right to vote. It’s quite extraordinary, actually. Every once in a while,…

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  November 20, 2015

  History & Culture, Know Your History

  first woman in congress, jeannette rankin, pacifist, pearl harbor, women’s suffrage