An Interview with Margaret Chase Smith

At the Republican National Convention in July 1964, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith's name was placed in nomination for the presidency, ...

Margaret Chase Smith "Declaration of Conscience" Transcript

I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition. It is a national feeling of fear and frustration that could result in national ...

Margaret Chase Smith, McCarthyism and the drive for political ...

McCarthy and the phenomenon known as McCarthyism. Her speech delivered in the United States Senate chamber on June 1, 1950, referred to as the Declaration of ...

Who'll Be 2020's Margaret Chase Smith? - WSJ

Seventy years ago, Maine's first female senator distinguished herself for her courage and integrity.

The Unfavored Daughter: When Margaret Chase Smith Ran in the ...

Ellen Fitzpatrick writes about Margaret Chase Smith, the Republican senator from Maine who sought the Presidency in 1964.

Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Margaret Chase Smith and Shirley ...

In this week of firsts, we consider the women who first ran for major party nominations in the United States: Margaret Chase Smith and Shirley Chisholm.

Public Speaking Tips from Margaret Chase Smith's "Declaration of ...

In early 1950, then-United States Senator Margaret Chase Smith was fed up. She was upset with her Republican and Democrat colleagues; with her fellow ...

Margaret Chase Smith: A Free-Speech Crusader - NPR

Today, Senator Margaret Chase Smith. In 1964, Smith ran for the Republican presidential nomination and went all the way to the party's national ...

Margaret Chase Smith takes on Joe McCarthy again in Portland ...

'Conscience' is a perfect reminder of how one person can speak truth to power and have a lasting impact on the political landscape."

Margaret Chase Smith: The Conscience of the Senate - Digital History

Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. She was the first woman to enter the Senate without being appointed to the ...

Margaret Chase Smith: 'It is with these thoughts that I have drafted ...

1 June 1950, US Senate, Washington DC, USA. Mr. President: I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition.

Tribute to Margaret Chase Smith | C-SPAN.org

In an excerpt, members paid tribute to former Senator Margaret Chase Smith who died at the age of 97. The Maine Republican became the first ...

Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center - Facebook

The sixth interview in the lead up to the MCS Library's annual Maine Town Meeting this Wednesday, which will focus on the work of the Margaret Chase...

Sample Selected-Response Questions - Preparation Manual

Read the excerpt from Senator Margaret Chase Smith's 1950 speech "Declaration of Conscience" below; then answer the questions that follow. I think that it is ...

Senator Margaret Chase Smith against McCarthyism - Gale

McCarthyism was one extreme manifestation of anticommunism; its birth occurred on February 9, 1950 with Senator Joseph McCarthy's speech to the Women's ...

Excerpts From Speech by Senator Margaret Chase Smith

Kennedy had broken the political barrier on religion and destroyed once and for all such political bigotry. This argument contends that I would be pioneering ...

Margaret Chase Smith's Skowhegan - Arcadia Publishing

In this illuminating pictorial history, readers enjoy unique views of Skowhegan, with its historic buildings and riverfront, where Senator Smith spent her ...

the life and legacy of Margaret Chase Smith - Rogue Women Writers

Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to serve in both the Senate and the House, who crafted the Women's Armed Forces Integration Act.

By Margaret Chase Smith Library | I wanna welcome folks back to ...

Her career trajectory has been interesting one, also bringing her to work at the homes of artist Georgia O'Keefe and author Ernest Hemingway.

She Persisted: Margaret Chase Smith - Penguin Random House

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke...