Skye and Lorissa will be discussing Jeanne tte Rankin's incredible\, unprecedented rise from Montana farm girl to Uni ted States Congresswoman\, claiming her place in the Capitol years before the ratification of the 20th Amendment granted women the right to vote. We 'll be exploring Jeannette's path to victory\, her time in the political w ilderness\, and what it means to be a trailblazer back then and today.
\nLorissa Rinehart is a celebrated women&rsquo\;s historian\, author\, and public speaker. Her writing explores the powerful intersections of wom en&rsquo\;s history\, politics\, war\, and peace. Her latest book\, Winnin g The Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become America&r squo\;s First Congresswoman was called "An illuminating biography\,&rdquo\ ; by Publishers Weekly and &ldquo\;Gripping from start to finish\,&rdquo\; by acclaimed historian Clara Bingham\, Winning The Earthquake is the firs t authoritative biography of this trailblazing female politician in Americ an history. Her debut book\, First to the Front: The Untold Story of Dicke y Chapelle\, Trailblazing Female War Correspondent\, received rave reviews from The Wall Street Journal\, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel\, Publisher s Weekly\, among numerous other publications.
\nThrough her weekly n ewsletter and podcast\, The Female Body Politic\, Lorissa offers insightfu l analysis of contemporary events\, drawing on 250 years of women&rsquo\;s engagement in American politics. She is also the co-founder of The Santa Barbara Literary Festival\, a two day celebration of writers\, readers\, a nd storytellers launching May 2026.
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