Jeannette Rankin: My Inspiration Jeannette Rankin was a pacifist and women’s rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States when she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1916. “How can people in other...
Gerda Lerner: My Inspiration Gerda Lerner was the foremost historian in defining the scope and importance of women’s history, and an enormous influence on the work of the National Women’s History Alliance. “Women’s History is women’s right. It is an...
