Jeannette Rankin (1880-1972) became the 1st women Member of the U.S. House of Representatives on April 2, 1917 #WomensHistoryMonth
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Rankin served in the 65th & 77th Congress. She was the only Member to vote against U.S. participation in both WWI & WWII.
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pon her election in 1916, she remarked, “I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won’t be the last.”
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