NOVEMBER 7th Montana suffragist Jeannette Rankin was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on this day in 1916. She was the first woman ever to win a seat in the federal Congress. Rankin was the daughter of progressive parents who encouraged her to think outside of the early 20th century box into which she was born. She worked briefly as a social worker after graduating from the University of Montana and the New York School...