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That was Jeannette Rankin, a ground-breaking representative from Montana, who was elected to congress in 1916 (before women had the right to vote in federal elections). Fortunately for her, by that time, a number of states, including Montana, had granted women the vote for mayor or governor or representative; that is how Miss Rankin was elected and sent to congress well before 1920 when women across the US finally got the right to vote.
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Who was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives?
Shirley Chisholm was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
Who was the first woman to of the House of Representatives?
Shirley Chisholm was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
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.
Why was jeannette rankin important?
She was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who was the first woman elected as minority leader in the House of Representatives?
Nancy Pelosi
Who was the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1968?
shirley chisholm
First woman elected to the us house of representatives in 1916?
Jeannette Rankin from Montana
Who was the first Asian American Woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?
Takemoto Mink was the first Asian woman 2 be elected 2 the us house of reppresentatives in 1964
Who was president when Jeanette Rankin was elected the first woman in the U.S House of Representatives?
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Who was First Asian American woman elected to the US house of Representatives in 1964?
It was Patsy Takemoto Mink
Who was the first congresswoman to be elected from the deep south?
Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman elected to Congress from the south. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 18th district of Texas in 1973.
Who is the woman who was elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives last year the first woman to leave the chamber?
Nancy Pelosi was the first woman to LEAD not leave that was a type-o the chamber.
