In 1941 she was the only member of the House of Rep. to vote against the Declaration of War against Japan
It was 
the only vote in either house of Congress against the declaration of war... [DOC] [TLE] Two who voted against war, 60 years apart - tribunedigital ... [PAR] Oct 7, 2001 ... 14, when the House of Representatives voted 420 to 1 to give the ... Rankin was 
the lonely one in the House's 1941 vote of 388 to 1 for a declaration of war 
against Japan ... She rose in its ranks, and when Montana gave women the vote, 
she ...