| Birth: | Jun. 11, 1880
Missoula
Missoula County
Montana, USA | | Death: | May 18, 1973
Carmel Valley
Monterey County
California, USA | 
Social Reformer, Feminist, Suffragist, Pacifist, and Politician. She was the first woman to be elected to the House of Representatives and was the only member of Congress to vote against the US entering both World Wars. (bio by: mj)
Search Amazon for Jeannette Rankin | | | Burial:
Missoula Cemetery
Missoula
Missoula County
Montana, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: mj
Record added: Mar 09, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6246268 |
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Jeannette Pickering Rankin: Madam, you will be known as the first woman in the United States Congress, elected in Montana in 1916 and again in 1940. After being elected in 1916 she said, "I may be the first woman member of Congress but I won't be the last...(Read more)
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Thank you!
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Blessed are the peacemakers for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Kevin James Morgan
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