HELENA, Mont — Governor Gianforte proclaimed April 2, 2025 as 'Jeannette Rankin Day' in Montana. “Jeannette Rankin dedicated her life to pursuing equality for all Americans,” Gov. Gianforte said. “By ...

Jeannette Rankin was born in Missoula 141 years ago on June 11, 1880. While many of us are familiar with her political history and votes for peace during both world wars, there is much more to her ...

President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law to name a Missoula post office in honor of Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, it was announced Thursday. Rankin was born near ...

At the end of the 2018 midterm elections, a record number of women had won seats in Congress. Montgomery wants even more representation. Audience members at the second annual Jeannette Rankin Legacy ...

When the El Paso County Courthouse — the building that now is home to the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum — was built in 1903, women couldn’t vote in U.S. elections. By 1920, when the 19th amendment ...

Jeannette Rankin left Missoula more than a century ago and made a name for herself in state and national politics. The hometown of the nation’s first congresswoman has long had a hall on the ...

In honor of International Women’s Day, I beg leave to resume a small crusade of mine to make the amazing story of Jeannette Rankin more famous. If you know all about Rankin, good for you and you need ...

Jeannette Rankin is a popular woman this week. U.S. Sen. Steve Daines introduced a proposal to put her face on the $10 bill Thursday, only two days after she became a finalist for the name of a new ...

It was on April 2, 1917 that Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in Congress. But within days, she became the target of national scorn for voting against America’s entry into World War I.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Critically acclaimed docu-drama "Peace Is A Woman's Job: The Journey of Jeannette Rankin" will ...

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When Jeannette Rankin graduated from the University of Montana in 1902, she was unsure of what to do next. It wasn’t until she went to Boston to visit her brother two years later that her path in life ...