Throwback Thursday: Ms. Rankin Goes to Washington
Nov 7 · 4 min read

Today, there are 101 women serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. If we throw it back to the turn of the 20th century, that number drops to zero.
It didn’t stay that way for long.
It was a close race for Congress in Montana on Nov. 7, 1916. Six candidates vied for two at-large seats in the frontier state, including incumbent John M. Evans. But…
