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Celebrating 1,000 Consecutive Roll Call Votes
Washington, DC
June 15, 1961
Margaret took voting on legislation as seriously as the general election. For 13 years she held the record for most consecutive roll call votes in Congress. Her streak ended at 2,941 votes due to hip surgery in July, 1968. Senator William Proxmire surpassed her record in 1981. The current record holder is Maine’s Senator Susan Collins with over 6,000 consecutive roll votes.
Women and the Vote
Presidential Campaign Event
New Hampshire
March, 1964
Women all over the country played an important role in Senator Smith’s run for the White House in 1964. They raised money and ensured she was on the ballot in several states. Smith’s name was placed in nomination at the Republican National Convention. On the final ballot, she came in second to the nominee, Senator Barry Goldwater.
Republican Women’s Conference
Washington, DC
May 5, 1966
The annual meeting of female members of the Republican Party.
Republican Women’s Conference
Washington, DC
April 25, 1963
Senator Smith and Representative Francis Bolton (next to Smith) with unidentified women. Bolton served in the House of Representatives from 1940-1969. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio. Like Margaret, her career benefited from the passage of the 19th Amendment and held many of the same Progressive Era ideals. Bolton took an active interest in social service, education, and philanthropic work. Her family had a summer home in Prout’s Neck, Maine and were instrumental in establishing Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine.
Time Magazine
Maine’s Congressional Delegation with League of Women Voters Members
Washington, DC
May 8, 1963
Senator Margaret Chase Smith, Representative Stanley Tupper, Mrs. Charles McAvoy, Senator Edmund Muskie, Mrs. Austin Peck, and Representative Clifford McIntire
Stanley R. TupperMCS Fiction WriterUse the Arrows to Scroll Through the Article
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