Barendd Nobeard
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She was elected to two terms, one in 1916 and the second in 1940. She is the only person to vote against US entry into both WWI and WWII. In the vote for US entry into WWII, she was the only dissenting vote.Fred Delles said:Again, you are free to correct me if I am wrong.
A woman was elected to Congress (1914, Jeanette Rankin of Montana) before women actually got the vote in the U.S.