Rankin

American  

[rang-kin] / ˈræŋ kɪn /

noun

1. Jeannette, 1880–1973, U.S. women's-rights leader and pacifist: first woman elected to Congress; served 1917–19, 1941–43.

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Rankin British  

/ ˈræŋkɪn /

noun

1. Ian. born 1960, Scottish novelist; best known for his series of novels featuring Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, beginning with Knots and Crosses (1987)

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Rankin

Land acknowledgements statements, agnosticism, the utility of college education and mixed-race families in commercials all get a moment in the over-stuffed script by Kyle Rankin.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Samuel Rankin was offered places at four U.K. universities, but instead settled on an apprenticeship at a bank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Rankin said there was broad agreement that some procedures "really should be restricted to appropriate professionals".

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Rankin said she would no longer “reference” either man’s work.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

A few days before the vote, Carrie Chapman Catt and several other women from the National American Woman Suffrage Association visited Rankin and urged her to vote for war.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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