A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress
The Story of Jeannette Rankin
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The Story of Jeannette Rankin
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For take-charge girls in the making and fans of I Dissent and Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice, this is the story of Jeannette Rankin, the first US congresswoman. Jeannette Rankin was always a take-charge girl. Whether taking care of horses or her little brothers and sisters—Jeannette knew what to do and got the job done. That’s why, when she saw poor children living in bad conditions in San Francisco, she knew she had to take charge and change things. But in the early twentieth century, women like Jeannette couldn’t vote to change the laws that failed to protect children. Jeannette became an activist and led the charge, campaigning for women’s right to vote. And when her home state, Montana, gave women that right, Jeannette ran for Congress and became America’s first congressWOMAN!
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Children need to hear stories about heroes, people who work for causes larger than their own interests, and Jeannette Rankin was a hero.
“Jeannette Rankin was a take-charge girl.”
At a time when women could not even vote, when people worked in dangerous conditions, when children lived in unhealthy and crowded places, Rankin worked to make things better. She became a social worker, worked for women's right to vote, and ran for the U. S. Congress.
This story will inspire children (maybe even some grownups!) to work to improve the lives of people in the world.
