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This March, as we celebrate Women’s History Month, we recognize all of the women who have come before us to make this world a better place. We take time to reflect on the movement toward equality and look forward with hope toward the progress still to come.

Some rights, like a woman’s right to vote, came through long, arduous, and at times, violent struggles. Others have come through quiet acts of courage, or from a few simple words sparking a revolution. We take time to remember the triumphs of those women who came before us, like Abigail Adams, Susan B. Anthony, and Jeanette Rankin.

The first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Jeanette Rankin stood by her convictions and was the only Member of Congress to vote against sending the U.S. into World War I and World War II. It wasn’t the easy path, but it was what she felt to be right. She serves as a reminder to women in Congress today, still grappling with the angst of sending our Americ! an men and women, who are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, sisters and brothers, into battle to defend our freedom.

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