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In 1916, Jeannette Rankin ran for and was eventually elected to congress - the first woman to do so. Did the campaign garner any national attention at the time? Was there controversy surrounding or resistance to the monumental precedent that could be set if she were elected?

by /u/SaintShrink in /r/AskHistorians

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