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11. Mai 2018 · Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995) was one of the most politically powerful women in American history. She served over eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the sole woman senator during her 24 years in the Senate. She was the first woman to have been elected to both houses of Congress and in 1964 became the first woman to have ...
2. Nov. 2020 · This show is part of our coverage of topics relating to Maine's bicentennial. One of the most renowned leaders to hail from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman to win election to both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. She made her mark with her independent stances, including legislation on behalf of women in the armed services, and ...
16. Okt. 2008 · Radio Diaries talked with Janann Sherman, who wrote No Place for a Woman: A Life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith, and Merton Henry, who worked on her 1964 presidential campaign.
23. Juni 2023 · On the first day of June 1950, Senator Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican from Maine, gave a speech on the floor of the Senate that sounded the first shot in the fight against McCarthyism. Entitled “Declaration of Conscience,” the address was a response to the growing assault on individuals and freedoms led by Senator Joseph McCarthy and ...
Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine condemned the tactics of Senator Joseph McCarthy in a congressional speech on June 1, 1950. She attacked McCarthy’s conspiratorial charges and broken lives left in their wake. She blamed political leaders of both parties for failing to corral McCarthy’s wild attacks. I think that it is high time that we ...
Classic Senate Speeches. June 1, 1950. One of the most noted early challenges to Joseph R. McCarthy 's charges of Communists in government was made by Margaret Chase Smith of Maine in her "Declaration of Conscience" speech in June 1950. In the controversial aftermath of Joseph R. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, West Virginia, Maine Senator ...
Whether it be a criminal prosecution in court or a character prosecution in the Senate, there is little practical distinction when the life of a person has been ruined." -Senator Margaret Chase Smith, 1950 Although Senator Smith does not name anyone in this quotation, she is most likely referring to, Which of the following was a result of Joseph McCarthy's attacks on President Truman in the ...
