Rankin, Jeannette Pickering (1880–1973)

In 1916, prior to universal suffrage for women in the United States, Jeannette Pickering Rankin was elected as the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, representing Montana in the House of Representatives. Rankin, who worked initially as a teacher ...

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