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Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, has understandably been celebrated for improving government diversity. However, she did not fit in comfortably with that body’s chauvinistic routine, encountering hostility to her ideas, to her gender, and even to her presence during the two terms that she was able to serve. It is the claim of the present work that she is better understood as a radical: a feminist, a pacifist, an advocate for the rights of the poor, a supporter of Irish nationalism, an American Civil Liberties Union leader, and a keen labor union ally.

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Steve J. Shone received his Ph.D. from the University of California-Riverside in 1992. He has taught at a number of colleges, including the University of Montana-Western, Winona State University, Gonzaga University, the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, and Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

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