Jeannette Rankin: Bright Star in the Big Sky

by Mary Barmeyer O'Brien

Overview

The first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin represented Montana for two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. A leading advocate for both woman suffrage and world peace, she was instrumental in securing the right or Montana women to vote, five years before the right was granted nationally. As the sole female member of the U.S. Congress in 1919, Jeanette was the only woman to vote for national suffrage. This biography reveals Jeannette Rankin's life and personal story, exposing her many courageous and remarkable accomplishments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493017287
Publisher:	TwoDot
Publication date:	10/05/2015
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	631,660
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Mary Barmeyer O’Brien was born and raised in Missoula, Montana, and received a B.A. in Sociology from Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. She is the author of seven previous books about women’s history and pioneers on the overland trails, including Across Death Valley: The Pioneer Life of Juliet Wells Brier; Outlasting the Trail: The Story of A Woman’s Journey West; and May: The Hard-Rock Life of Pioneer May Arkwright Hutton. Mary writes from her home in Polson, Montana, and enjoys hiking, camping, and reading. She and her husband, Dan, have three grown children.