In a way, shes 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 mississippi. She runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of montana s to at large districts. Part of her platform is that shes a pacifist. She sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917, and the house has come into a special session because Woodrow Wilson delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. The u. S. Entry into world war i. When that vote is held, rankin is one of a group of about 50 members 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 assignment for a woman from montana, with so much of the lands being held by the federal government. It wasnt important position. She se
U. S. Capitals house where Matthew Wasniewski and curator use photographs to trace the history of women in congress. The story of women in Congress Begins with Jeannette Rankin, who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. She is elected to the house four years before women have the right to vote nationally, and in a way, she is really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full rights. She was active in the National Womens suffrage organization. She helped women get the right to vote not only in montana but a couple of states west of mississippi. Runs, in 1916, she is elected to one of two districts. Part of her platform is that she is a pacifist or she does one into the house on april 2, 1917. In the house chas come special session, externally session because the president that night, woodrow wilson, delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. I. U. S. Entry into world war rankin, when that vote is held, is one of a group of 50
Capitals house wing, where Matthew Wasniewski and Farar Elliott 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 Rankin who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. She is elected to the house four years before women have the right to vote nationally, and in a way, she is really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full rights. If you look at the first two decades of women who were elected, and there are roughly ,bout 20 women who were elected a good number of these people dont have a political background. They have not held elective office. They are, a large number of them, are widows who succeed there late husbands in congress. Later, political scientists will describe this as the widows mandate, which was the route for a lot of the early women into congress. This really persisted through the 1960s and into the 1970s. A large number of women follo
Dozens of members and friends of Garden Club of Aiken gathered May 3 at Aiken County Historical Museum to celebrate the historic group s 100th anniversary.
Our festival for aspiring filmmakers aged 16 to 25 will be taking place in-venue at BFI Southbank, online globally for free, and for the first time in cinemas UK-wide, from 15 to 18 February.