What is Jeannette Rankin?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Jeannette Rankin | image = Jeannette Rankin, Bain News Service, facing front.jpg | state = [[Montana]] | district = {{ushr|MT|1|1st}} | term_start = January 3, 1941 | term_end = January 3, 1943 | predecessor = [[Jacob Thorkelson]] | successor = [[Mike Mansfield]] | state1 = [[Montana]] | district1 = {{ushr|MT|AL|at-large}} | term_start1 = March 4, 1917 | term_end1 = March 3, 1919 | predecessor1 = [[Tom Stout]] | alongside1 = [[John M. Evans|John Evans]] | successor1 = John Evans ([[Montana's 1st congressional district|1st district]])<br />[[Carl Riddick]] ([[Montana's 2nd congressional district|2nd district]]) | birth_name = Jeannette Pickering Rankin | birth_date = {{birth date|1880|6|11}} | birth_place = [[Missoula County]], [[Montana Territory]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1973|5|18|1880|6|11}} | death_place = [[Carmel, California]], U.S. | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | education = [[University of Montana]]<br />[[Columbia University School of Social Work|Columbia University]]<br />[[University of Washington]] }} '''Jeannette Pickering Rankin''' (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) was an American [[politician]] and women's rights activist. She was the first woman to hold federal office in the [[United States]]. She was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] from [[Montana]] in 1916, and again in 1940. Rankin died on May 18, 1973, at age 92, in [[Carmel, California]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Ex-Rep. Jeannette Rankin Dies. First Woman in Congress, 92. A Long Active Life Denounced Vietnam War. Suffragist Leader Was Only Member Voting Against U.S. Entry to Both World Wars |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9504E3D6153DE63ABC4851DFB36683