Jeanette Rankin

Jeannette Rankin was an American politician and an advocate of the rights of women.

She was born in the year 1880 June and met her demise on 18th May 1973. As a politician in the

US, she was the first woman in the nations history to have held a nation position and office. In

1916 and 1940, Rankin was elected by Montana State to the House of Representatives.

Concerning the US intervention in the World War 1, she was among the few members of

the hose who strongly opposed it. Of all her terms in congress, Rankin strongly and fearlessly

opposed the intervention of both wars. For the intervention in 1917, Rankin voted against the

motion that the US should intervene in the war. Again in 1941, she still was against the idea that

America should attack after Japan had attacked the Pearl Harbor.

Rankin had a lot of duties and responsibilities that were bestowed on her. Holding such a

great position in a political nation, Rankin had to actively participate in the things she thought

were right. She was an active and progressive member of the Republican Party and by virtue of

office, she advocated for countless legislations that would benefit the people. Again, she

campaigned for the constitutional amendments for example the 19th that granted women full

voting rights without restriction. For more than sixty years, Rankin championed for the rights of

women and forcefully advocated for gender equality.

The results of World War 1 did not amuse her. Although she did not want America to

intervene in the conflicts, it happened anyway. She was not comfortable with the outcomes

especially with the punishment that got Germany through the treaty of Versailles. She also was

not for the so created League of Nations which was claimed to be an element of peace and

prevention of another world war. True to her doubt in the league of nations capacity to control

world peace, another world war broke later.

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