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The first congresswoman's vote

EPISODE · Aug 9, 2019 · 5 MIN

The first congresswoman's vote

from Retropod · host The Washington Post

In April 1917, Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, faced an agonizing choice: should she, or should she not, vote for the United States to enter World War I?

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