Jeanette Rankin

By 19jsobieski

  • Jeannette Rankin was born

    Jeanette Rankin was born

  • Childhood

    Jeannettte was the eldest child of the family, so she assisted her parents in daily chores and outdoor walks.

  • Childhood

    She was the daughter of the rancher and a schoolteacher in Whitehall, Montana.

  • Why she is famous

    Was the first women elected to the United States Congress from the state of Montana

  • Why she is famous

    While living in Washington State, she became active in the drive to amend that state's constitution to give women the right ot vote.

  • Why she is famous

    She made a return to politics by running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.She won the election based off of antiwar position.

  • Why she is famous

    She was a pacifist stance and she voted against entering the war during Pearl Harbor.

  • Why she is significant today

    She is remembered fore tireless efforts on behalf of women's sufferage.

  • Jeanette Rankin died