Weekly Post: Jeannette Rankin is quite an inspiring story. Her position on nonviolence is particularly interesting. Two of my favorite quotes from her are: “You can no more win a war than win an earthquake” and “War is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible.” She had incredible insights that often made life challenging for her especially since she was a woman living in a time when her accomplishments were far outside the norm. It is difficult to live in the midst of insanity when you have such clarity but some manage to persist as a life affirming force. Her efforts opened the door a bit wider for women.