{"product_id":"winning-the-earthquake-how-jeannette-rankin-defied-all-odds-to-become-the-first-woman-in-congress-hardcover","title":"Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLorissa Rinehart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first major biography of Jeannette Rankin, a groundbreaking suffragist, activist, and the first American woman to hold federal office.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Few members of Congress have ever stood more alone while being true to a higher honor and loyalty.\"\u003cbr\u003e--President John F. Kennedy on Jeannette Rankin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn on a Montana ranch in 1880, Jeannette Rankin knew how to ride a horse, make a fire, and read the sky for weather. But, most of all, she knew how to talk to people and unite them around a shared vision for America. It was this rare skill that led her to become the first woman ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. As her first act, Rankin put forth the legislation that would become the Nineteenth Amendment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring her two terms, beginning in 1917 and in 1941, she introduced and lobbied for legislation strengthening women's rights, protecting workers, supporting democratic electoral reform, and promoting peace through disarmament. As Congress's fiercest pacifist, she used her vote to oppose the declaration of war against the German Empire in 1917 and the Japanese Empire in 1941, holding fast to her belief that \"you can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA suffragist, peace activist, workers' rights advocate, and champion of democratic reform who ran as a Republican, Rankin remained ever faithful to her beliefs, no matter the price she had to pay personally. Despite overcoming the entrenched boys' club of oligarchic capitalists and career politicians to make enormous strides for women in politics, Rankin has been largely overlooked. In \u003ci\u003eWinning the Earthquake\u003c\/i\u003e, Lorissa Rinehart expertly recovers the compelling history behind this singular American hero, bringing her story back to life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorissa Rinehart\u003c\/b\u003e is a women's historian, author, and speaker who brings the past to life with fresh urgency. Her work dives into the powerful crossroads of women's history, politics, and war, uncovering the stories that have too often been left out of the spotlight. She's the author of \u003ci\u003eFirst to the Front\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWinning the Earthquake\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach week on her Substack and podcast, \u003ci\u003eThe Female Body Politic\u003c\/i\u003e, Lorissa unpacks today's headlines through the lens of 250 years of women's political power in America. She holds an MA in Experimental Humanities from NYU and a BA in Literature from UC Santa Cruz, and is passionate about making history feel prescient, inclusive, and impossible to ignore.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 9.37 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978173841709,"sku":"9781250353047","price":31.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/7xgVVFNpIZ9781250353047.webp?v=1775800832","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/winning-the-earthquake-how-jeannette-rankin-defied-all-odds-to-become-the-first-woman-in-congress-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}