Jeannette Rankin
Videos
Jeannette Pickering Rankin was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Represent
Rankin in 1917
Rankin as a Representative from Montana
Jeannette Rankin Republican ticket circa 1917.
Jeannette Rankin speaking from the balcony of the National American Woman Suffrage Association on April 2, 1917—the same day that President Wilson declared, "The world has to be made safe for democracy."
Women have served in the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress, since 1917 following the election of Republican Jeannette Rankin from Montana, the fir
Jeannette Rankin
…Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Women in the United States House of Representatives Barbara Lee, the only member of Congress to vote against American military response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks…
Sometimes called the "Lady of the House", Jeannette Rankin entered the House of Representatives in 1917 as the first woman in Congress.
Alice Mary Robertson became the first woman to preside over the House or either chamber of Congress in 1921. In addition, she was the first woman elected from the American South (Oklahoma) and the first woman to defeat an incumbent representative.
Nancy Pelosi, 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2007–2011, 2019–2023), the only woman to hold the position.
Representative Marcy Kaptur, the longest serving woman in the chamber's history, has represented Ohio's 9th congressional district since 1983