BRIGHT STAR IN THE BIG SKY: Jeannette Rankin, 1880-1973. by…

BRIGHT STAR IN THE BIG SKY: Jeannette Rankin, 1880-1973. by [Rankin, Jeannette] O'Brien, Mary Barmeyer < >

BRIGHT STAR IN THE BIG SKY: Jeannette Rankin, 1880-1973.

Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

Helena, MT: Falcon Press / TwoDot, (1995). SIGNED first edition - A biography for children this chronicles the extraordinary life of Jeannette Rankin, first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress - as a suffragist, she helped gain women the right to vote in Montana, and as representative from Montana in Congress, she was the only woman who was able to vote for the right of all women in the US to vote. She is, however, best known for casting the only vote against the US entering World War II. As someone who dedicated much of her life towards working for peace, she felt that war, all war, was wrong. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Illustrated with photographs. Bibliography. 73 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads. ISBN: 156044360X.

Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

Book ID: 68330
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