Jeannette Rankin: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Hannah Josephson, Jeannette Rankin, First Lady in Congress (1974); and Kevin S. Giles, Flight of the Dove: The Story of Jeannette Rankin (1980).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 14, 2026
Modified link of Web site: PBS - American Masters - Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress. May 01, 2026
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Jeannette Rankin: One Woman, One Vote. Mar 16, 2026
Add new Web site: Women and the American Story - Life Story: Jeannette Rankin. Jan 30, 2026
Add new Web site: United States Capitol Historical Society - Jeannette Rankin: She Raised Her Voice Alone (PDF). Dec 19, 2025
Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - Jeannette Rankin: The First Woman Member of U.S. Congress. Nov 03, 2025
Add new Web site: Official Site of Jeannette Rankin Foundation. Aug 15, 2025
Anniversary information added. Jun 07, 2025
Added a banner to the women in politics collections page. Oct 09, 2024
Expanded the discussion of her reelection bid in 1918. Aug 30, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 05, 2024
Media added. Jan 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Social Welfare History Project - Biography of Jeannette Rankin. Dec 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Women's History Matters - Jeannette Rankin. Apr 27, 2014
Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Jeannette Rankin. Jul 17, 2013
Add new Web site: United States House of Representatives - History, Art, and Archives - Jeannette Rankin. Jul 17, 2013
Added new Web site: Architect of the Capitol - Biography of Jeannette Rankin. Jun 25, 2008
Added new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Vagina: What's normal, what's not. Jun 25, 2008
Added new Web site: California State University - Biography of Jeannette Pickering Rankin. Jun 25, 2008
Added new Web site: Georgia Women of Achievement - Biography of Jeannette Pickering Rankin. Jun 25, 2008
Added new Web site: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Biography of Jeannette Rankin. Apr 13, 2007
Added new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - History and Archaeology - Biography of Jeannette Rankin. Apr 13, 2007
Added new Web site: Buzzle.com - Apollo. Apr 13, 2007
Added new Web site: Maps of World - Delaware Flag, United States. Apr 13, 2007
Added new Web site: Georgia Women of Achievement - Biography of Jeannette Pickering Rankin. Apr 13, 2007
Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Jeannette Rankin. Apr 13, 2007
Added new Web site: United States Senate - Biography of Jeannette Rankin. Apr 13, 2007
Added new Web site: Science Museum - Brought to Life - Biography of Andreas Vesalius. Apr 13, 2007
Article revised. Feb 28, 2003
Article revised. Jan 13, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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