Rock the Vote: Margaret Chase Smith

For the month of October, we’ll be doing a daily series of posts featuring some of the most memorable politicians from the 1950s, 60s, and early 70s. You can see many cool additional images at Boom Underground.

Margaret Chase Smith for President button, 1964

Source: Maine Memory Network

Margaret Chase Smith was a Republican U.S. Congresswoman (1940-49) and Senator (1949-1973) from Maine. In 1964 she became the first woman to have her name entered in nomination for President at a major party convention.