One woman, one vote; portrayal of Jeannette Rankin

Actor and scholar Mary Jane Bradbury will portray Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress, at three Denver-area venues and one venue in Pueblo as part of a Colorado Humanities tour to celebrate the centennial year of women earning the right to vote in U.S. elections.

This portrayal focuses on Rankin’s rise to political prominence during the volatile political climate of the last years of the suffrage fight and her legacy of courage as a pioneering woman politician.

In partnership with the Pueblo City-County Library District and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Colorado Humanities will present this living history portrayal at 6:30 p.m. March 9 at the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library, fourth floor, 100 E. Abriendo Ave. The presentation is free and open to the public.