As women received the right to vote in some places, they began running for public office and gaining positions as school board members, county clerks, state legislators, judges, and, in the case of Jeannette Rankin, as a Member of Congress.
They began running for public office and gaining positions as school board members state legislators and as a Member of Congress. This was in the case of Jeannette Rankin. Women received the right to vote in some places. State legislators were judges. School board members were county clerks.