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I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war.

Jeannette Rankin

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Jeannette Rankin
Age: 92 †
Born: 1880
Born: June 11
Died: 1973
Died: May 18
Feminist
Pacifist
Peace Activist
Politician
Social Worker
Suffragette
Missoula
Montana
Jeannette Pickering Rankin
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