Contributor U.S. Department of State

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04-27-2008
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Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
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Jeannette Pickering Rankin was the first woman to be elected to Congress. She served as a U.S. representative from Montana. This page summarizes Rankin’s political career and describes how that career was shaped by the concepts of feminism, pacifism, and opposition to war. PDF version is also available – http://photos.state.gov/libraries/amgov/30145/publications-english/women_influence.pdf

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/amgov/30145/publications-english/women_influence.pdf