Is Rankin the only woman ever elected to U.S Congress from Montana?
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Yes, Jeannette Rankin was the first and only woman elected to the U.S. Congress from Montana. Born in 1880, she served in the House of Representatives for two terms, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1941 to 1943. She distinguished herself by being the first woman to hold federal office and cast a vote on a declaration of war.
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