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Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, remains one of the most principled pacifists in American political history. Her lifelong advocacy for women’s suffrage, social reform, and nonviolence cemented her legacy as a politician guided by conscience rather than political expediency.
Learn more about her in the latest episode of Portraits of Liberty, out now! (link in the comments)
Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, remains one of the most principled pacifists in American political history. Her lifelong advocacy for women’s suffrage, social reform, and nonviolence cemented her legacy as a politician guided by conscience rather than political expediency.
Learn more about her in the latest episode of Portraits of Liberty, out now! (link in the comments)
