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, U.S.died May 18, ... In 1916 she was elected to the U.S. House of 
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Missoula, Montana, was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of ... she ran 
for Congress as a Progressive Republican in 1916 and won ... On November 3, 
1914, Montana became the eleventh state to empower women with... [DOC] [TLE] First Female Representative in Congress (1917-1918; 1941-1942) [PAR] In 1896 Ella became the first Montana woman elected to a political con- vention. 
She argued and won cases before the U.S. Circuit Court and the U.S.. Supreme 
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she became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress, ... For Montana native 
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born on June 11, 1880, near Missoula, Montana. ... In 1916, Rankin became the 
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Suffragette and future congresswoman Jeannette Rankin said women's suffrage 
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became legislative

Question: In 1916 this Missoula, Montana native became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress
Answer: Jeannette Rankin