Peace Is a Woman's Job

Rankin, Jeannette Pickering

In 1916 Jeannette Rankin became the first woman ever elected to the United States Congress (House of Representatives). She ran as a Republican from Montana. Rankin was a social worker, suffrage, and peace activist. In 1913 she took over th…

Jeannette Pickering Rankin's Campaign for U.S. House of Representatives, 1916