Artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. This is the first of a twopart program. Story of women in congress began with jannette ranken, elected in the house four years before women had the right to vote nationally and in a way, she is really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full political rights. She was active in a National Women suffrage organization, helped women get the right to vote not only in montana but a couple states west of the mississippi and she runs in 1916, she is elected to one of montanas two atlarge districts. Part of her platform is she is a pacifist. She is sworn into the house april 2, 1917 and 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, 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. Int
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