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1. jeannette rankin, rankin
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
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Ian. born 1960, Scottish novelist; best known for his series of novels featuring Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, beginning with Knots and Crosses (1987)
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see synonyms of rankinAmerican reformer and politician. A leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana, her home state, she later was the first woman US representative (1917–1919 and 1941–1943) and the only legislator to oppose US involvement in World War I and World War II.
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