Jeannette Rankin
Politician

Jeannette Rankin Net Worth

Jeannette Rankin was a pioneering suffragette who made history when she became the first woman to be elected to the House of Representatives in 1916. Born in Missoula, MT on June 11, 1880, she was one of the few members of Congress to vote against entering the First World War in 1917. Her legacy as a trailblazer for women's rights continues to this day.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day June 11, 1880
Birth Place Missoula, MT
Age 139 YEARS OLD
Died On May 18, 1973 (age 92)
Birth Sign Gemini

💰 Net worth: $1.4 Million (2024)

About

Suffragette who was elected to the House of Representatives in 1916, becoming the first woman to serve in Congress. She was one of the few members of Congress to vote against entering the First World War in 1917.

Before Fame

She was an Activist for women's suffrage in Washington state, her labors rewarded with a vote allowing women to vote in 1911; and then accomplished the same in Montana in 1914.

Trivia

Her prominence as a social Activist gave her the edge in the 1916 House of Representatives election, where she worked to pass the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote.

Family Life

She was born in Missoula, Montana, one of seven children of a rancher father and a schoolteacher mother.

Associated With

An ardent pacifist, she believed that President Franklin D. Roosevelt provoked war with the Japanese, and voted against the declaration of war.

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