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Jeanette Rankin, Missoula, Montana
              Title: Jeanette Rankin, Missoula, Montana   Date: ca 1910   Location: Missoula, Montana   Photographer: Unknown Photographer
Description: Jeanette Rankin (1880-1973), born and raised near Missoula, MT. She was the first woman to be elected to Congress, to the House of Representatives in 1917. She voted NO to World War I in 1917 and also to World War II in 1941, as she was re-elected to Congress from 1941 to 1943. She was the founding vice-president of the American Civil Liberties Union and was the field secretary for the Women Suffrage movement. Vintage 4.5x6.5 in. print; copy neg.
Format: image/jpeg    Source: Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive
Rights: Copyright restrictions available from the Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive   
Catalog Number: 86.19.4   
Subjects: Women--Portraits | 
Surname:   Rankin, Jeanette Trent 
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