Jeannette Pickering Rankin was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916 for... Wikipedia
Born: June 11, 1880, Missoula County, MT
Died: May 18, 1973 (age 92 years), Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Awards: WRL Peace Award
Education: School of Social Work (1908–1909), University of Montana (1902), and University of Washington
Party: Republican Party
Hall of fame induction: 1993
Organization founded: American Civil Liberties Union
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