From the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full political rights. A nationalive in womens suffrage organization. She helped women get the right to vote, not only in montana but a couple of states west of the mississippi. In 1916. She is elected to mop one of montanas to at large districts. She is a pacifist. Sworn into the house on april 2, 1917. The house has come into special session, extraordinary session because the president delivers a message to congress, asking for a declaration of war against germany as the u. S. Entry into world war i. , rankint vote is held is one of a group of about 50 members who vote against u. S. Intervention in world war i. She served a term in the house. It was on the womens suffrage community. Committee. She was on the public lands committee. That was an important assignment for a woman from montana with so much of the land being held by the federal government. It was an important position. She served only a term in the house and she tries to run fo
History in congress. The story begins with Jennette Rankin who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana shes elected to the house four years before women had the right to vote nationally. And in a way shes really a bridge from the sufferage 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 states west of the mississippi and she runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of montanas two atlarge districts. Part of her platform shes a passivist. Shes sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917, and the house has come in to special session, extraordinary session because the president that night, woodrow wilson, delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. This is the u. S. Entry into world war i. And rankin, when that vote is held, is one of a group of about 50 members who votes against u. S. Intervention in world war i. She served a
women s 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 montana s to at large districts. part of her platform is she is a pacifist. sworn into the house on april 2, 1970 s, 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. women s suffrage committee. she was on the public lands committee, which was an important assignment for a woman from montana with so much of the land being held by the federal government. it was an important position. she served only a term in the house and she tries to run for senate of montana. she does n
House wing where we 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 Jeannette Rankin, who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. Shes elected to the house four years before women had the right to vote nationally. And in a way shes really a bridge from the sufferage movement. She was active in a womens sufferage organization. She got the right to vote in a couple of states west of the mississippi. And she runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of some the emptys two at large districts. And part of her platform is shes a passivist. Shes sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917. And the house has come into special session, extraordinary session because the prison that night, woodrow wilson, delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. Its the u. S. Entry into world war i. And rankin, when that vote is held, is one of a group of about 50 members wh
Senator frank church who is investigating irregular layerties in the cia and fbi. This is in 1975 and 1976. There are major hearings held here for that. Parts vrt executive branch are operating without congressional oversight and that you need to have regular committee investigations. We dont see it as dramatically as what the Church Committee was doing at that time. After that, in 1983, the hard building opens up. Because the staff is happening at a very rapid pace. As late as the mid 1960s, there were less than a thousand employees. They were paid in cash. They stood in line to get an envelope full of cash. The legislative branch didnt feel it could trust the executive branch as much. Before that, they would be relying on executive agencies and now they needed their own staff to evaluate what was happening. And so they increased the size of the senate house staff considerably and the senate staff went about a thousand to close to 7,000. And so eventually they built the heart building