Question

In what year was Jeanette Rankin elected as the first woman in Congress? A. 1880 B. 1916 C. 1920 D. 1940 User: The House of Representatives is sometimes called the ______________, because the representatives are elected from much smaller districts than Senators. A. state house B. lower house C. little house D. people's house

Answer 1

In what year was Jeanette Rankin elected as the first woman in Congress?

Jeannette Pickering Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) was the first woman to hold federal office in the United States when, in 1916, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by the state of Montana.