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Date

1941-12-12

Maker

Acme Newspictures, Inc.

Dimensions

7 × 9 in. (17.8 × 22.9 cm)

Accession Number

PA2012.08.0002

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman in Congress during the 65th Congress. Twenty-four years later, she served a second term in the 77th Congress—and was no longer the sole woman in the House. Rankin (left) is shown with Congresswomen Frances Bolton of Ohio, Mary Norton of New Jersey, Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, and Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts.

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