Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Pickering Rankinwas the first woman to hold federal office in the United States when, in 1916, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by the state of Montana. She won a second House term 24 years later, in 1940...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 June 1880
CityMissoula, MT
CountryUnited States of America
war justice refuse
As a woman I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else.
war boys jail
It is unconscionable that 10,000 boys have died in Vietnam. If 10,000 American women had mind enough they could end the war, if they were committed to the task, even if it meant going to jail.
war enemy slaughter
War is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible.
country war personality
I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war.
war compromise no-compromise
There can be no compromise with war.
war patriotic deceit
The greatest threat to peace is the barrage of rightist propaganda portraying war as decent, honorable, and patriotic.
peace war common-sense
There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense; for war is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible.
peace military war
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.
boys committed died meant mind women
It is unconscionable that 10,000 boys have died in Vietnam. If 10,000 American women had mind enough they could end the war, if they were committed to the task, even if it meant going to jail.
justice people half
We're half the people; we should be half the Congress.
home rights democracy
Establish democracy at home, based on human rights as superior to property rights. . . .
people matter helping
Killing more people won't help matters.
men hands use
Men and women are like right and left hands: it doesn't make sense not to use both.
peace years suffrage
I worked for suffrage for years, and got it. I've worked for peace for 55 years and haven't come close.