First woman to hold federal office- Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin, elected in 1916

A large portion of this article is quoted from Wikipedia on Jeanette Rankin for fact clarification purposes, in order to set precedent for and express what the 'courage' of an elected official means and really stands for.

Jeanette Rankin was the first woman to ever hold office and the first Congresswoman (Montana) ever elected to the House of Representatives, in 1916.
She voted against WW1 and although 49 male Representatives and six Senators also voted against the declaration, Rankin was singled out for criticism.

On December 8, 1941- Rankin was the only member of either house of Congress to vote against the declaration of war on Japan (WW2). "As a woman I can't go to war," she said, "and I refuse to send anyone else." "Everyone knew that I was opposed to the war, and they elected me," she said. "I voted as the mothers would have had me vote."

Probably a hundred men in Congress would have liked to do what she did. Not one of them had the courage to do it.

On January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House. She is obligated and tasked with upholding the Constitution and participating in the process of upholding the laws and rules of the House of Representatives, with regard to the impeachment investigation & process. She stands for what she believes is the right decision based on the findings of the House Intelligence Committee, based on the clear moral instability the President has exposed on his own- with blatant disregard for the separation of powers, standard political process & oversight, as well as attacks on anyone who calls him out for his actions or words. She's experiencing the same sexist opposition, criticism, and ridicule as Jeanette Rankin; and the media now exists in a whole new way to paint her in a negative light- just for upholding the law and Constitution- against a President that is potentially abusing his power; and refuses to adhere to the separation of powers written in the Constitution.

How many Republicans in the Senate would like to vote to impeach Trump based upon sheer moral indignation, but just don't have the courage to go against their party? My guess is at least the 20 Republicans required to remove him from office; but none will ever have the courage of Jeanette Rankin (save maybe Mitt Romney.)

"When, in a hundred years from now, courage, sheer courage based upon moral indignation is celebrated in this country, the name of Jeannette Rankin, who stood firm in folly for her faith, will be written in monumental bronze, not for what she did, but for the way she did it." Shirley, Gayle C. (1995). More than Petticoats: Remarkable Montana Women

Facts and some statements in my post are taken from wikipedia on Jeanette Rankin, also a book by Gayle C. Shirley -'More than Petticoats: Remarkable Montana Women'; linked below; and the rest are my personal opinion based on sheer moral indignation; which our President does not have an ounce of.

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Shirley, Gayle C. (1995). More than Petticoats: Remarkable Montana Women (1st ed.). Helena, Mont.: Falcon Press. ISBN 1560443634. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_Rankin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_Rankin#cite_note-FOOTNOTEShirley1995105%E2%80%93106-46