She was given a great deal of attention in her first days in the House, receiving three standing ovations by her colleges on the first day of the new Congress (one for entering the chamber, one of answering the roll call and one for voting for Speaker). On her first important vote, on US entry in WW1, she was given direct advice on how to vote by Republican Big Beast and former Speaker Joe Cannon, who told her “Little woman, you can’t afford not to vote. You represent the womanhood of the country in the American Congress. I shall not advise you to how to vote, but you should vote one way or another- as your conscience dictates.” when it looked like she might abstain.

Sources: Bisbee Daily Review/1917/04/04/ Wilson, A. Scott Berg