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Conservative women, particularly those in grassroots organizations, supported Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater and successfully campaigned for him to become the presidential candidate for the Republican Party in 1964. Many women were mobilized in support of Goldwater's primary campaign after reading A Choice Not an Echo, a pro-Goldwater book ...
First Republican woman to serve in the Senate Appointment ended Senate vacant of women (December 26, 1948–January 3, 1949) Margaret C. Smith (1897–1995) Republican: Maine: January 3, 1949: Upon taking office January 3, 1973: 24 years, 0 days 24 years, 0 days Lost reelection Senate vacant of women (January 3, 1973–January 25, 1978) Muriel ...
She began the end of McCarthyism with a famous speech, "The Declaration of Conscience", became the first major-party female presidential candidate and the first woman to receive votes at a national nominating convention, and was the first (and highest ranking to date) woman to enter the GOP Senate leadership (in the third-highest post of ...
In the thin field of Republican women, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney is near the top. She currently holds the third-highest position in GOP House, the same seat her father, former Vice President Dick ...
The number of Republican women in the House has tripled to a record 36, including two nonvoting members. This time, any gains could help the GOP grow from its current narrow majority, which has ...
Women aren’t the only ones who’ve been cooperating with the Jan. 6 committee’s ... as well as other Republican women who have also paid a price for speaking out against Trump, like former ...
As of January 2025, 64 women have served in the upper house of the United States Congress, of which 26 (16 Democrats and 10 Republicans) are currently serving (out of 100 possible seats). Nancy Kassebaum (born July 29, 1932) is the oldest living former female member of the Senate at the age of 92.
Ashley Brown, CEO of Women’s Resource Center, as she addresses a group of Republican women to talk about their support for Amendment 4 on Aug. 27, 2024, in Bradenton.