She is elected to the house four years before women had the right to vote, nationally. In a way, she is really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full political rights. She was active in a National Womens suffrage organization. She helped women get the right to vote, not only in montana but a couple of states west of the mississippi. She runs in 1916. She is elected to one of montanas to at large districts. Part of her platform is she is a pacifist. Sworn into the house on april 2, 1917, the house has come into special session, extraordinary session, because the president that night, woodrow wilson, delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany as the u. S. Entry into world war i. When that vote is held, rankin is one of a group of about 50 members who votes against u. S. Intervention in world war i. She served a term in the house. She was on the womens suffrage committee. She was on the public lands committee, which was an important
Guests, and then were going to talk a little bit, and were looking forward to having some of you ask questions as well. The reason im very excited about this book but also about our guests is its a rare thing to be good at Public Service, to be a person of action, and its also a rare thing to be a scholar and to be excellent at the study of something. And tevi troy and Kiron Skinner, both bring that to the table. Tevi was someone who worked in many places in Public Service from the congress to several departments, at the department of labor and department of hhs, but also, very importantly, at the white house which is what these books are about or this book and several of his other books. Hes also, again, an accomplished author whos written in addition to this piece on the white house about intellectuals in the white house as well as Emergency Preparedness in the white house and the use of social media by president s. So i hope you will take the time to listen but also to think about b
Artifacts featured in their joint publication the civil war in 50 objects. In the first of four programs, they discuss objected related to soldiers uniforms. Enjoy American History tv this week and every weekend on cspan3. Each week American History tvs american artifacts visit museums and historic places. Up next we take you inside the u. S. Capitols house wing where historians use artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. This is the first of a twopart program. The story of women in Congress Begins with jeanette ranken who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. Shes elected to the house four years after the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full political rights. She was active in a National Womens suffrage organization. She helped women get the right to vote not only in montana but a couple of states west of the mississippi and she runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of montanas two atlarge districts. And part of her platform is that shes a passivi
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