Join the Winning the Earthquake National Book Tour
with author Lorissa Rinehart and the Rankin Foundation
Winning the Earthquake (St. Martin’s Press, November 2025) is the first major biography of Jeannette Rankin, the pioneering suffragist, activist and first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Written by historian Lorissa Rinehart, the book reintroduces our American hero, whose fearless leadership shaped the women’s rights and peace movements of the 20th century and whose legacy continues through the work of the Jeannette Rankin Foundation. Founded with a bequest from Jeannette Rankin’s estate, the Rankin Foundation carries her mission forward by awarding unrestricted Scholar Grants to nontraditional students who are transforming their futures through education.
We invite you to join Rinehart and the Rankin Foundation in a nationwide book tour!
Find locations and dates below.
“Born on a Montana ranch in 1880, Jeannette Rankin knew how to ride a horse, make a fire and read the sky for weather. But most of all, she knew how to talk to people and convince them of her vision for America. It was this rare skill that led her, in 1916, to become the first woman ever elected to the House of Representatives.”
— Lorissa Rinehart, author of Winning the Earthquake, How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress
National Book Tour
RSVP is required for all events below. Guests are welcome.
VIRGINIA
University of Virginia Center for Politics
540 Jefferson Park Ave Charlottesville, VA
Thursday, Feb. 26, 6:30 – 8 pm
NEW YORK CITY
M.M. LaFleur Upper West Side
182 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10023
Sunday, Mar. 1, 10 am – 12 pm
Columbia School of Social Work
1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY
Monday, Mar. 2, 6 – 8 pm
Rankin Foundation Reception at Reyna
11 E 13th St, New York, NY 10003
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 4:30-6:30 pm
WASHINGTON DC
U.S. Capitol Senate Visitor Center Reception
First Street & East Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20004
Thursday, Mar. 5, 5:30 – 7 pm
Politics and Prose Bookstore at the Wharf
610 Water St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Friday, Mar. 6, 7 – 8 pm
CHICAGO
League of Women Voters at the Union League Club
65 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604
Friday, Mar. 27, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Past Events
MONTANA
Missoula Public Library
455 E Main St, Missoula, MT
Thursday, Nov. 6, 5 – 6:30 pm MST
C.M. Russell Museum
400 13th St N, Great Falls, MT
Saturday, Nov. 8, 11 – 12:30 pm MST
Lewis & Clark Library
120 S Last Chance Gulch St, Helena, MT
Sunday, Nov. 9, 2:30 pm – 4 pm MST
GEORGIA
Jeannette Rankin Legacy Lecture at the Russell Research Library
UGA, 300 S Hull St, Athens, GA
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 3 – 5 pm EST
Reception following
Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) Studios
260 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 6:30 pm – 8:45 pm EST
Reception: 6:30 pm, Start time: 7:15 pm
Inman Park United Methodist Church
Inman Park Church Sanctuary
1015 Edgewood Ave NE, Atlanta
Thursday, Nov. 20, 7 – 8:30 pm EST
MISSOURI
Kansas City Library
14 W 10th St, Kansas City, MO
Thursday, Nov. 12, 7 – 8:30 pm CST
CALIFORNIA
Chaucer’s Books
3321 State St, Santa Barbara, CA
Thursday, Dec. 4, 6 – 7 pm PST