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Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) became the first woman to hold a high government office in the United States when she won election to the United States Congress, in 1916 from the state of Montana. After winning her House seat in 1916 she said, "I may be the first woman member of Congress but I won’t be the last." She also was elected in 1940.Rankin's two terms in Congress coincided with U.S. entry into both World Wars.

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  • Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) became the first woman to hold a high government office in the United States when she won election to the United States Congress, in 1916 from the state of Montana. After winning her House seat in 1916 she said, "I may be the first woman member of Congress but I won’t be the last." She also was elected in 1940.Rankin's two terms in Congress coincided with U.S. entry into both World Wars.
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