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Who was the first women elected to the us house of representatives in 1916?
Actually who you thought: Jeannette Rankin
Was jeannette rankin elected to house or senate?
House
What year was the first woman elected to congress?
In 1916, Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who was jeannette rankin?
The first woman elected to the US Congress.
Who was the first women elected to congress in 1916?
jeannette rankin
The first nurse elected to the us congress in 1992 is?
jeannette rankin
Who were the first to women elected to congress?
Jeannette Rankin and Edith Green
Why was jeannette rankin important?
She was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
When did Jeannette Rankin die?
Long before women got the right to vote in national elections, some states gave them the vote. Montana was one of those states, and that is how Jeannette Rankin was elected in 1916. She was the first woman elected to congress, and as the newspapers reported, the men were not quite sure how to act around a female politician, since there had been so few of them up to this time.
First woman elected to the us house of representatives in 1916?
Jeannette Rankin from Montana
Who was the first representatives?
Jeannette Rankin was elected to the House of Representative from the state of Montana in 1916.
Who was the first women elected to Congress?
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman in the US congress.
