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Jeannette Rankin, Republican Party Radical
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English
Published/Copyright:
2026
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Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, has understandably been celebrated for improving government diversity. However, she did not fit in comfortably with that body’s chauvinistic routine, encountering hostility to her ideas, to her gender, and even to her presence during the two terms that she was able to serve. It is the claim of the present work that she is better understood as a radical: a feminist, a pacifist, an advocate for the rights of the poor, a supporter of Irish nationalism, an American Civil Liberties Union leader, and a keen labor union ally.
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Steve J. Shone received his Ph.D. from the University of California-Riverside in 1992. He has taught at a number of colleges, including the University of Montana-Western, Winona State University, Gonzaga University, the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, and Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
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eBook published on:
November 4, 2025
eBook ISBN:
9789004745957
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Front matter:
6
Main content:
300
eBook ISBN:
9789004745957
Keywords for this book
politics; feminism; voting; labor; socialism; anarchism; Montana; Congress; women; children; Vietnam War; First World War; Second World War; franchise
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This book is especially relevant to academic libraries, college faculty and students, people interested in politics, labor unions, pacifism, socialism, anarchism, and women’s rights.
