Jeannette Rankin
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Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress and a committed pacifist best known for her lone votes in opposition to American entry into both World War I and World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jeannette Rankin canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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pacifist ⓘ politician ⓘ suffragist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
peace
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women's right to vote ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880-06-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-05-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York School of Philanthropy
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University of Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedOffice | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana ⓘ |
| familyName | Rankin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jeannette Pickering Rankin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jeannette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| honouredIn | Jeannette Rankin Hall at the University of Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
lone vote against U.S. declaration of war on Japan in 1941
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vote against U.S. entry into World War I ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| movement |
pacifism
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peace movement ⓘ women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| notableFor | first woman elected to the United States Congress ⓘ |
| occupation |
peace activist
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politician ⓘ social worker ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Missoula County, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Carmel-by-the-Sea, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
U.S. Representative from Montana's 1st congressional district
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U.S. Representative from Montana's at-large congressional district ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
Montana
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd |
1919-03-03
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1943-01-03 ⓘ |
| termStart |
1917-03-04
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1941-01-03 ⓘ |
| votedOn |
U.S. declaration of war against Germany in 1917
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U.S. declaration of war against Japan in 1941 ⓘ |
| votingPosition |
opposed U.S. entry into World War I
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opposed U.S. entry into World War II ⓘ |
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