A Take-Charge Girl Blazes a Trail to Congress

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.