Jeannette+Rankin,+First+Congresswoman

[[image:Quill_and_ink.png]]Biography Resources

 * Biography from the U. S. House of Representatives**


 * First Woman Elected to the House of Representatives from Montana as a Republican**


 * Served 1917-1919 & 1941 - 1943**


 * She was elected from Montana where women could vote before women could vote nationally under the 19th Amendment**


 * She voted against American entry into World War I & II (she was the lone dissenter on the World War II vote)**


 * 7 Things You May Not Know About Jeannette Rankin**


 * The Congresswoman Who Paved the Way for Hillary Clinton, Politico Magazine (November 2, 2016)**




 * The First Woman in Congress: A Crusader for Peace, NPR (May 18, 2011)**

**[[image:Multimedia.png]]Multimedia** **Resources**

 * Representative Jeannette Rankin (R-Montana), 1st Woman in Congress, CSPAN on YouTube**


 * Why Jeannette Rankin Should Be on the $10 Bill, CNN (April 7, 2017)**



**[[image:primary_sources.PNG]]Primary Sources**

 * Photograph of Miss Jeannette Rankin Speaking from the Balcony of the National American Women Suffrage Association, April 2, 1917**


 * The Jeannette Rankin Brigade**
 * **Women's Group that Spoke Out in Opposition to the War in Vietnam**
 * **Link to video of the Jeannette Rankin Brigade Women's March on Washington Protesting the War (January 15, 1968)**
 * **Rankin, at age 87, led the March**

[[image:Screen Shot 2017-02-24 at 12.30.24 PM.png]]Teaching Resources

 * A Chronology and Primary Sources for Teaching About Jeannette Rankin, University of Montana**


 * When Jeannette Said No: Montana Women's Response to World War I**


 * Women of the West **