Activist for world peace, women's rights, and democratic government : oral history transcript / Jeanette Rankin; tape recorded interview conducted by Malca Chall and Hannah Josephson in 1974. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1974 : a

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Activist for world peace, women's rights, and democratic government : oral history transcript / Jeanette Rankin; tape recorded interview conducted by Malca Chall and Hannah Josephson in 1974. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, California, 1974 : and related material, 1972-1974.

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Recollections of her campaigns for woman suffrage and for Congress; her stand against American participation in World Wars I and II and in the Vietnam war; her views on political action; and her work for world peace. Photographs and copies of documentary material inserted.

Transcript : [20], 293 leaves ; 28 cm. + related material.Phonotapes : 6 sound tape reels and 1 cassette : analog, 3 3/4 ips, 2 track ; 5 in.

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