Throwback Thursday: Ms. Rankin Goes to Washington

Emily White
Nov 7 · 4 min read
Campaign advertisement for Jeannette Rankin’s first congressional bid in 1916.
Campaign advertisement for Jeannette Rankin’s first congressional bid in 1916.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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…

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