Question

In what year was Jeanette Rankin elected as the first woman in Congress?

A. 1880
B. 1916
C. 1920
D. 1940

Answer 1

She was elected in 1916:)

To put it into context:1880 would be quite early, this was still when women did not have full voting rights.

1940 would be quite late, by that time women were already more present in the politics (although she was re-elected in 1940).