- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Jeannette Rankin
- Publisher:
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, George Grantham Bain Collection, LC-DIG-ggbain-23835
- Date of Original:
- 1880/1973
- Subject:
- Legislators--United States
Women legislators--United States
Feminists--United States
Social reformers--United States
Women social reformers--United States
Books--United States
Chairs--United States
Rankin, Jeannette, 1880-1973 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Jeannette Rankin, a native of Montana, became the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1916 and later purchased property in Georgia, first in Bogart and then in Watksinsville. After her death in 1973, proceeds from the sale of her Watkinsville land were used in 1976 to found the Jeannette Rankin Foundation, which is headquartered in Athens.
Image of Jeannette Rankin. She wears a dress with a wide dark collar and sits in a chair with patterned upholstery. She holds an open book in her right hand. In 1916 she became the first woman to win election to the U.S. House of Representatives. In the decade before her election, Rankin had worked for women's suffrage, which was achieved with the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment during her tenure in the House. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/jeannette-rankin-1880-1973/m-8852/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/jeannette-rankin-foundation
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3377
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
George Grantham Bain Collection - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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