Last Updated on November 9, 2020
Jeanette Rankin was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1916. Learn more about this remarkable citizen by clicking the links below.
Primary sources
- Jeanette Rankin image set
- “‘Wonder-Woman’ is Miss Jeannette Rankin; Will be First of Sex to Sit in Congress” Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), November 11, 1916
- “I can’t vote for war” Jeanette Rankin in Atlanta Journal April 6, 1917
- Ms. Jeanette Rankin: The Lady from Montana The New York Times April 8, 1917
- More Jeanette Rankin historical newspaper coverage
- Contemporary U.S. legislation related to Jeanette Rankin
Secondary sources
- Jeannette Rankin: First Woman Elected to Congress Picture This April 5, 2017
- Jeannette Rankin: First Woman Sworn Into Congress 100 Years Ago In The Muse April 5, 2017
- Jeannette Rankin and “hall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote” Library of Congress Blog June 4, 2019
- Women in History: Elected Representatives In Custodia Legis March 4, 2015
- Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives Jeanette Rankin resources
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