Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Book jacket. (Provided by the Jeannette Rankin Foundation.) The first major biography of Jeannette Rankin, written by historian ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The first woman to be elected to Congress was sworn in on April 2, 1917. Jeannette Rankin was born near ...

HELENA, Mont — Governor Gianforte proclaimed April 2, 2025 as 'Jeannette Rankin Day' in Montana. “Jeannette Rankin dedicated her life to pursuing equality for all Americans,” Gov. Gianforte said. “By ...

Nearly 110 years ago on April 2, 1917, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman to be sworn in as a U.S. House Representative.

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. A new biography on Jeannette Rankin — the first woman elected to Congress and a ...

The author of “Winning the Earthquake,” a biography of first female U.S. Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin, will lecture on her research during an event at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Richard B.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait of American pacifist leader Jeannette Rankin (1880 - 1973), who in 1916 became the first female member of Congress when ...

Chaucer’s Bookstore, 3321 State St., Santa Barbara, will feature local author Lorissa Rinehart for a book talk and signing of her “Winning the Earthquake: How Jeanette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become ...

Jeannette Rankin was born in Missoula 141 years ago on June 11, 1880. While many of us are familiar with her political history and votes for peace during both world wars, there is much more to her ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Historian Lorissa Rinehart visited the University of Georgia as the featured ...

On March 4, 1917, the 65th Congress convened, with one major difference: the very first congresswoman. Jeannette Rankin, right, in a carriage with Carrie Chapman Catt, center, upon Rankin’s arrival in ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The first major biography of Jeannette Rankin, written by historian Lorissa Rinehart, was ...