Jeanette Rankin was a politician and activist for peace and women’s rights. Born in Missoula, Montana in 1880, Rankin graduated from the University of Montana in 1902 and went on to study at the New York School of Philanthropy (now Columbia University School of Social Work) and became involved with several women’s suffrage campaigns. She served in the US House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1941 to 1943. She voted against the US entering World War I and World War II, and devoted much of her life to advocating for peace. In this interview, Rankin discusses her childhood in Montana, her congressional campaigns, her involvement with the women’s suffrage movement, her thoughts on pacifism and pacifist leaders, and her later life and travels.
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Jeanette Rankin: Activist for World Peace, Women's Rights, and Democratic Government
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Rankin, Jeanette. "Jeanette Rankin: Activist for World Peace, Women's Rights, and Democratic Government." Interview by Malca Chall and Hannah Josephson in 1972. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 1974. Interview date(s) 1972
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