50 Years of 50 States: Day One Contest Winner!
By
Jeannette Rankin (R-Montana)
Wow, everyone that commented got that question right! Didn’t I tell you this would be easy? Maybe I’ll make today’s question a little tougher. Yes, the answer was in fact Jeannette Rankin from Montana. Besides being the first female Congressperson, she was also the founding Vice-President of the American Civil Liberties Union. Always a pacifist (she was the only Congressperson who voted against entering World War II) she led a demonstration against the Vietnam War in 1968, at the age of 88! When Rankin passed away in 1973, she left a portion of her estate to assist “mature, unemployed women workers.” This seed money would be used to create the Jeannette Rankin Foundation, a women’s scholarship fund.
Congrats to David Cavin, who will receive a copy of the book State by State: A Portrait of America by Matt Weiland! But we’re not done, yet! There’s still 4 more days of prizes, and of course an incredible journey across the USA, so subscribe to the RSS feed, or follow EiH on Twitter, or you might miss out on all the fun!
*Winner selected based on the random number generator service Random.org.
You may also like:
- 50 Years of 50 States: Montana Nickname: Treasure State Date Ratified: November 8, 1889 (41st)...
- 50 Years of 50 States: Day Three Contest Winner Well, better late than never! I’ve been so ridiculously...
- Upcoming Contest: 50 Years of 50 States Hear ye, hear ye! If you took high school...
- Day Two Contest Winner! The question was: What is the only state in...
