jeannette rankin

     

Elected in 1916, she was the subject of a 1995 biography called "Bright Star in the Big Sky"

Trivia about jeannette rankin

  • In 1941 she cast the sole vote in the House against entering WWII
  • She became the 1st woman elected to Congress in 1916, before most women could even vote
  • In 1941 she was the only member of the House to vote against entering WWII
  • In 1941 she was the only member of the House of Rep. to vote against the Declaration of War against Japan
  • A statue of her, the first woman elected to Congress, represents Montana in the U.S. Capitol
  • In 1916 this Missoula, Montana native became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress

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  • You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. (Jeannette Rankin) #quote
  • You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. Jeannette Rankin
  • In 1916, when most American women could not vote in national elections, Jeannette Rankin became a member of Congress.
  • RT @HowWomenLost: In 1916, when most American women could not vote in national elections, Jeannette Rankin became a member of Congress. htt…
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  • 人を導くことはできる。しかしそれは、彼らが望むところまでであって、あなたが望むところまでではない。(米初の女性下院議員: Jeannette Rankin)
  • "Tomas a la gente por qué tan lejos irá, no por qué tan lejos quiere ir". Jeannette Rankin.
  • Tomas a la gente por qué tan lejos irá, no por qué tan lejos quiere ir. —Jeannette Rankin
  • RT @Negation2010: You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. - Jeannette Rankin
  • You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. - Jeannette Rankin
  • 名言によるヒント「人を導くことはできる。しかしそれは、彼らが望むところまでであって、あなたが望むところまでではない。」・・・Jeannette Rankin(米初の女性下院議員)
  • RT @etiquetteguy: "You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go." Jeannette Rankin
  • RT @karin_sebelin: #LEADERSHIP You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go. ~ Jeannette Rankin
  • #LEADERSHIP You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go. ~ Jeannette Rankin