I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won't be the last. — Jeannette (image via Library of Congress) A full century ago, Jeannette Rankin won her House seat in Montana — before women even had the right to vote. As the first woman to hold Congressional office (Let me repeat: the FIRST), she wasted no time advancing women's suffrage on the national agenda. She was most proud of the 19th amendment, which she helped pass in 1920.
A Woman to Know: Jeannette Rankin
A Woman to Know: Jeannette Rankin
A Woman to Know: Jeannette Rankin
I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won't be the last. — Jeannette (image via Library of Congress) A full century ago, Jeannette Rankin won her House seat in Montana — before women even had the right to vote. As the first woman to hold Congressional office (Let me repeat: the FIRST), she wasted no time advancing women's suffrage on the national agenda. She was most proud of the 19th amendment, which she helped pass in 1920.