Tag: Jeannette Rankin

On This Day: Strange Hoax as Jeannette Rankin Became 1st Woman in Congress

By Tony Pettinato on March 4, 2022

An article about a juvenile hoax pulled in the House of Representatives on what was supposed to be Jeannette Rankin’s first day, 4 March 1917... (Read More)

Jeannette Rankin – The First Woman Elected to Congress

By Tony Pettinato on November 7, 2016

An article about Montana’s Jeannette Rankin becoming the first woman elected to Congress, winning a seat in the U.S. House on 7 November 1916... (Read More)