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Rankin, Jeannette
Born: 1880 AD
Died: 1973 AD, at 93 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: Politicial Adviser
Died: 1973 AD, at 93 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: Politicial Adviser
US pacifist and Republican politician
Representative from Montana 1917-1919, 1941-1943 (1st woman elected to Congress 1916)
only member of Congress to vote against US entry into both World Wars
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Jeannette Rankin, America's Conscience by Norma Smith (Paperback - Aug 1, 2002) Social worker, suffragist, first woman elected to the United States Congress, and a lifelong peace activist, Jeannette Rankin is often remembered as the woman who voted "No" to United States...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Jeannette Rankin: First Lady of Congress by Trish Marx (Hardcover - Feb 7, 2006) I've been trying to help women have better lives, using the laws we already have. But what if the laws are wrong, or don't go far enough?"So was the thinking of Jeannette Rankin before she decided to...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Jeannette Rankin: Bright Star in the Big Sky by Mary Barmeyer O'Brien (Hardcover - Dec 28, 2001) Chronicles the extraordinary life of Jeannette Rankin, first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress... |
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Flight of the Dove: The Story of Jeannette Rankin by Kevin S. Giles (Paperback - Aug 7, 1980)  |
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First woman in Congress, Jeannette Rankin by Florence Meiman White (Unknown Binding - Sep 7, 1980) |
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The First Woman in Congress: Jeannette Rankin by Judy Rachel Block (Library Binding - Dec 7, 1978) |
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