Multiple choice

Name the first woman member of the US Congress.

  1. Gertrude Ederle

  2. Viscountess Aslor

  3. Jannette Rankin

  4. Amy Johnson
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Explanation

Jeannette Rankin (note spelling, not Jannette) was elected to the US House of Representatives from Montana in 1916, becoming the first woman in Congress. She served two non-consecutive terms (1917-1919, 1941-1943). Gertrude Ederle was a swimmer, Amy Johnson a pilot, and Viscountess Astor was the first woman in British Parliament.

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