Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973)
On November 7, 1916, Montana suffragist Jeannette Rankin, a
Republican from Montana was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She was the first woman in the history of the
nation to win a seat in the federal Congress.
Rankin arguing against the fortification of Guam before
the House Naval Affairs Committee in 1939.
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