Talk:Jeannette Rankin
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WOW i never knew that much before about her. just more details
Jeannette should be a recognized and honored American historical figure but the liberal establishment has abandoned her and never speaks of her because they would have to admit that she was a lifelong Republican!!
- Maybe they ignore her because she's a strong argument that women don't have the guts to defend the country. She voted against declaring war on a nation of head-chopping theocrats who were at the time committing mass murder in China and every other country they'd conquered, and had just carried out a sneak attack on Pearl harbor. If I'd ever met her, I would have slapped her. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.157.14 (talk) 09:09, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
i never knew that they didn't want to show that she was a lifelong republican... i would figure that it would give the Republics more credit... because shes was an amazing person and all....
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- Don't think that lifelong Republican actually applies. I think that research would show that she attended some Democratic National Conventions later in life, at least 1972 in particular if I recall correctly. In any event, she doesn't seem to be embraced as much as she should by either party, perhaps because of her anti-war vote after the Pearl Harbor attack, which is hard for anyone but committed pacifists to accept. She had too much of a Republican past to be accepted by some modern femminists and it seems pretty safe to say that she wouldn't fit into the modern Republican Party, where apparently no one identifies with pacifism anymore. Glad to know that she is now in Statuary Hall; I visited there many years ago, before her statue was erected, but she belongs there as the first-ever female Member of Congress so I'm gratified to learn that she is. She's also historic as the only Member of Congress to vote against U.S. participation in both World Wars; she is certainly sui generis there, as no one else in Congress voted against World War II. Rlquall 20:42, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Vandalism
Somebody added a line "I like men" and appears to have changed the number of votes that Rankin cast. I don't know the correct number, so I'm leaving that unchanged, but the nonsense is out! John Elder 08:55, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Prohibition
Although she had been a firm advocate for individual rights and peace, she supported alcohol prohibition, which is inconsistent with civil liberties. It's not written on this article but it is true. Anyone knows more about the reasons? WooyiTalk, Editor review 20:51, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] A Republican
I removed the section in the introduction stating she was a Republican. According to "Jeannette Rankin America's conscience" by Norma Smith, a biography published by the Montana Historical Society Press Rankin herself stated "I was never a Republican. I ran on the Republican ticket"(pg. 99). With this quote from Rankin herself I do not think it is proper to classify her as a Republican. However it is most certainly true that she ran on the Republican ticket and was elected as a Republican from Montana.Bored college student 00:48, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Example of why some nations fall
It's a good thing that Jeannette Rankin was never a leader or President of any country, due to the fact that if it was left up to her to defend it, that nation would be conquered in no time. People like her should never be allowed in a position of power. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dahoss (talk • contribs) 19:47, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Four days
The article currently states that "On April 6, 1917, only 4 days into her term" Rankin voted against WW I. This is surely wrong. Having been elected in 1916 she would have been sworn in March 4, 1917 - over a month before the vote. John celona (talk) 19:40, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
- There appears to be a conflict in Congressional records. from [1] the information in the article is based on:
- RANKIN, JEANNETTE. Republican; Montana, Congresswoman-at-large (65th Congress) and 1st Congressional District (77th Congress). Elected to the 65th Congress November 9, 1916; sworn in and seated April 2, 1917; term expired March 4, 1919. Elected to the 77th Congress November 5, 1940; sworn in and seated January 3, 1941; term expired January 3, 1943.
- But from [2], this agrees with you.
- elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1919); was the first woman to be elected to the United States House of Representatives
Jons63 (talk) 20:01, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
