EPISODE · Apr 2, 2026 · 1 MIN
April 2 - The First Woman in Congress
from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show
On this day in Labor History the year was 1917. That was the day that Montana Republican Jeanette Rankin was sworn in as the first ever woman elected to the US Congress. Her mother was a school teacher and her father was a rancher. On her victory, Representative Rankin said, “I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won’t be the last.”
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