In 1917, Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, voted against the US joining _____. Her reason? She said that, as a woman, she couldn't be sent to war, and she wasn't going to send anyone else either.
Answer World War I
Rankin maintained her conscience and voted against joining the war in Europe. She was one of only 50 members of Congress to do so. It was an incredibly unpopular vote and ended up tanking her political career.
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