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 ...

On Nov. 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress. Also on this date: In 1917, Russia’s ...

HELENA, Mont. — Long before women could vote nationwide, Jeannette Rankin was already asking a blunt question on the campaign trail: Why shouldn’t women have “a say in the structures that govern them” ...

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 ...

It's overlooked that Rankin threw her efforts into supporting World War II once it began, pointed out Betsy Mulligan-Dague, executive director of the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center in Missoula. Rankin ...

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 ...