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
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France the netherlands and others from its coronavirus safe travels to infections rise in european countries. Mexico and argentina trying to ensure latin america doesnt have to wait in line once a vaccine is developed. And we meet some of the black americans who say they have left racism and division behind to settle in west africa. The Palestinian Ambassador to the u. A. E. Is being recalled after the immorality government struck a deal with israel to normalize relations the agreement was announced by u. S. President donald trump who helped broker the deal as part of the agreement israel will suspend but not scrap plans to an explicit indian territory alan fischer reports now from washington d. C. It was perhaps unusual that the president of the United States would announce a treaty between 2 other countries but thats what happened in new York Law Office it is a truly historic moment the president said talks over the past year that brought what will be new in as the abraham a court to
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