Jeannette Rankin
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 50 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 11,1880 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Missoula County |
| Montana | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | May 18,1973 |
| Died | Carmel-by-the-Sea |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Siblings | Wellington D. Rankin |
| Mary Rankin Bragg | |
| Books | Plough Quarterly: Peacemakers |
| Parents | Olive Pickering Rankin |
| John Rankin | |
| Job | Politician |
| Social Worker | |
| Social activist | |
| Education | University of Montana |
| University of Washington | |
| School of Social Work | |
| Inducted date | 1993 |
| Party | Republican Party |
| Founded | American Civil Liberties Union |
| Awards | WRL Peace Award |
| Previous position | Representative (1941–1943), Representative (1917–1919) |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 438945 |
Jeannette Rankin Life story
Jeannette Pickering Rankin was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States in 1917. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916; she served one term until she was elected again in 1940.
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