Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress
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Book Overview The first major biography of Jeannette Rankin, a groundbreaking suffragist, activist, and the first American woman to hold federal office...
The first major biography of Jeannette Rankin, a groundbreaking suffragist, activist, and the first American woman to hold federal office.
"Few members of Congress have ever stood more alone while being true to a higher honor and loyalty."
--President John F. Kennedy on Jeannette Rankin
Born on a Montana ranch in 1880, Jeannette Rankin knew how to ride a horse, make a fire, and read the sky for weather. But, most of all, she knew how to talk to people and unite them around a shared vision for America. It was this rare skill that led her to become the first woman ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. As her first act, Rankin put forth the legislation that would become the Nineteenth Amendment.
During her two terms, beginning in 1917 and in 1941, she introduced and lobbied for legislation strengthening women's rights, protecting workers, supporting democratic electoral reform, and promoting peace through disarmament. As Congress's fiercest pacifist, she used her vote to oppose the declaration of war against the German Empire in 1917 and the Japanese Empire in 1941, holding fast to her belief that "you can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake."
A suffragist, peace activist, workers' rights advocate, and champion of democratic reform who ran as a Republican, Rankin remained ever faithful to her beliefs, no matter the price she had to pay personally. Despite overcoming the entrenched boys' club of oligarchic capitalists and career politicians to make enormous strides for women in politics, Rankin has been largely overlooked. In Winning the Earthquake, Lorissa Rinehart expertly recovers the compelling history behind this singular American hero, bringing her story back to life.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 352 | Language: English | Publisher: ST MARTINS PR | ISBN: 1250353041
FormatHardcover
Pages352
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1250353041
EAN9781250353047
PublisherST MARTINS PR
Publication Date2025-11-04
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.24 Pounds
Length9.37 Inches
Width6.48 Inches
Height1.21 Inches
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