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Jeannette Rankin, Representative from Montana At the age of 27, Rankin moved to San Francisco to take a job in social work, a new and developing field. [ 1 ] Confident that she had found her calling, she enrolled in the New York School of Philanthropy in New York City [ a ] from 1908 to 1909. [ 10 ]
The Rankin Ranch is a historic ranch off Montana Highway 284, north of Townsend in rural Broadwater County, Montana.A National Historic Landmark, it was a longtime summer residence of Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973), whose 1916 election to the United States House of Representatives made her the first woman elected to the House.
In 1916, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman to be elected to the United States Congress. [3] She was elected to one of Montana's two seats in the United States House of Representatives, two years after white women were given the right to vote in Montana, [7] and four years before women were nationally enfranchised in the 19th Amendment. [8]
A women's suffrage bill passes in the Montana Legislature and is sent to the voters in 1914. [23] Jeannette Rankin travels from Montana to Washington, D.C. by car, collecting signatures in support of women's suffrage along the way. [24] October: The Montana WCTU decides to focus solely on women's suffrage for the next year. [25]
Jeannette Rankin was sworn in on April 2, 1917, three years before women could even vote. 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of women serving in Congress. Jeannette Rankin was sworn in on April 2 ...
One woman has been a member of Montana's congressional delegation, Jeannette Rankin, as a representative. She was the first woman in the United States Congress. The current dean of the Montana delegation is Senator Steve Daines, having been a member of Congress since 2013.
Jeannette Rankin holding a suffrage banner as chair of Montana Activities in 1913. In 1911, the Montana Legislature introduced a new women's suffrage bill. [35] Jeannette Rankin addressed the legislators during the deliberations. [35] When the bill went up for votes, it received a majority of support, but not the two-thirds vote required to ...
Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Montana, ... This was the last time Montana used an at-large district until its representation was reduced to one in 1992. This ...