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JRF welcomes first Development Director
Feb 6, 2012
JRF is excited to introduce our first Development Director, Pat Reagan! As Development Director, Pat will help create opportunities for more women by increasing funding and financial support for JRF. Pat’s dedication to improving the lives of wome...
90th Anniversary of First Woman Elected to US Congress
Nov 6, 2006
90th Anniversary of Jeannette Rankin’s election to U.S. Congress and 30th Anniversary of the Jeannette Rankin Foundation November 2006 November 6, 2006 is the 90th Anniversary of Jeannette Rankin’s election to United States Congress. Women’s s...
State Chief Justice Lauds Foundation's Namesake
Mar 31, 2006
Thirty years ago, shortly after Jeannette Rankin died, five Athens-area women sat down to decide how to follow her instructions to help adult women. Started with $16,000 in proceeds from the sale of the Oconee County property where America’s...
