Jeannette Rankin, “America’s Conscience”

In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the first woman being elected to the United States’ Congress, interpretive historian Mary Jane Bradbury portrays Jeannette Rankin, “America’s Conscience,” telling Rankin’s story from grassroots suffragist to being the only member of Congress to vote against the entry of the United States into both world wars. Bradbury uses Jeannette’s own words to share her views on equality and government reform—words that still ring true a century later.