rankin, jeannette

This empowering biography of America's first congresswoman shows how, from a very early age, she was a take-charge girl, becoming an activist who campaigned for women's voting rights to change the laws that failed to protect children.

"Presents the biography of Jeannette Rankin against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of the first woman elected to Congress, who spent the 92 years of her life as a leader for woman suffrage, a lobbyist, and a social reformer.

Recounts the life of the Montana representative who was the first congresswoman and a dedicated pacifist who voted against both world wars.

Profiles the life and career of early twentieth-century political activist and first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Jeannette Rankin.

Presents the stories of two women, Jeannette Rankin of Montana and Patsy Mink of Hawaii, who blazed a path for women in politics and made careers for themselves in the political world.

A biography of Jeannette Rankin,an advocate for women and children who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916, and who worked to secure the vote for women, and maintained a difficult position against U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

Traces the career of the first woman to hold a congressional office.