Congresswoman Rankin Quits

Pacifist Jeannette Rankin of Montana, first woman elected to Congress, has served two terms in the House. In both terms she has had to face a vote on the terrible issue of war. The first time, in 1917, she spoke a tearful "no." Next year, when she sought Montana's senatorship, she was roundly defeated. Last December, 61, grey-haired and gaunt, she stood alone in the House against war with Japan, voted merely a nervous "present" on the declaration of war against Germany and Italy. Montana raged with shame. When the primary filing time closed in Montana last week, Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin had not filed for reelection.

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