margaret chase smith
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PublishedDecember 1, 2024
How Margaret Chase Smith derailed actor Jimmy Stewart’s rise to Air Force general
The 'It's a Wonderful Life' star and World War II pilot and officer was blocked for promotion by the legendary Maine senator because she didn't think he earned it.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2023
Car owned by Margaret Chase Smith sells for $15,000 at auction
The 1941 Plymouth Super Deluxe Business Coupe was owned by the groundbreaking Maine politician for over 40 years.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2023
Auction will include 1941 Plymouth owned by Margaret Chase Smith
The late U.S. senator's car will be auctioned Sunday with a starting bid of $7,500, but Thomaston Place Auction Galleries estimates it will sell for at least twice that amount.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2019
Maine Voices: Maine puts more women in high office than any other state
Public funding, a long history of female role models and groups that recruit candidates all play a part.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2019
Bill Nemitz: It’s a day for trailblazers – past, present and future
As Janet Mills prepares to take the oath to become Maine's first female governor, she recalls the encouragement she received as a child from another pioneer, Margaret Chase Smith.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2018
Maine Voices: In vote on court nominee, Margaret Chase Smith put principle before party
Sen. Collins could do the same today, by standing up for her belief in women's right to decide whether to have an abortion.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2018
Maine Voices: Single lawmaker could restore honor to court confirmation process
One Republican senator is all it takes to restore the 60-vote threshold on whether to approve or deny.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2017
Another View: Flake’s speech, like Smith’s, should inspire colleagues
A historian's commentary wrongly dismisses the value of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith's famous address.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2017
Commentary: Flake’s Senate floor speech rekindles memories of Margaret Chase Smith
Jeff Flake's Senate floor speech calls to mind Margaret Chase Smith's similarly stirring, yet ineffectual, address in the same chamber.