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Jeannette Rankin, the first…

Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the US, was a lifelong pacifist; she voted against entering WWI, voted the sole vote against declaring war against Japan after Pearl Harbor, and later led peace activism against US military intervention in Vietnam while in her 80s. The post Jeannette Rankin, the first… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »

The Carribean nation of St. Lucia…

The Carribean nation of St. Lucia is the only country to be named after a woman. It was named after St. Lucy of Syracuse when French sailors landed on the island on St. Lucy’s day in 1502. The post The Carribean nation of St. Lucia… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source