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President Woodrow Wilson addressing Joint Session of Congress, between 1910 and 1920. Women permitted to watch from the public gallery. In November 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to Congress. The Nineteenth Amendment of 1920 guaranteed the right of women to vote. President Woodrow Wilson addressing Joint Session of Congress, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)