Rep. Jeannette Rankin C. 1939. She was the only member of Congress to vote “no” on the declaration of War against Japan.
Her career was finished after this vote.
She was bombarded by telegrams, letters, and phone calls full of vitriol. Her brother said in one Telegram: “Montana is 100 percent against you.”
When asked if she regretted her actions, she said: "Never. If you're against war, you're against war regardless of what happens. It's a wrong method of trying to settle a dispute.”
Interesting fact: she strongly considered running for a third term to protest the Vietnam war in the 1970s. In her 90s.
NOTE: this is the only picture I could find of her not from the 1910s. Colorized and enhanced by me through Photoshop’s AI filters
Her career was finished after this vote.
She was bombarded by telegrams, letters, and phone calls full of vitriol. Her brother said in one Telegram: “Montana is 100 percent against you.”
When asked if she regretted her actions, she said: "Never. If you're against war, you're against war regardless of what happens. It's a wrong method of trying to settle a dispute.”
Interesting fact: she strongly considered running for a third term to protest the Vietnam war in the 1970s. In her 90s.
NOTE: this is the only picture I could find of her not from the 1910s. Colorized and enhanced by me through Photoshop’s AI filters