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Female Political Campaigns: Just The Right Amount Of Femininity, Harley Rogers
Female Political Campaigns: Just The Right Amount Of Femininity, Harley Rogers
Honors College
This paper seeks to understand how female politicians develop their public identities to meet and reject the gender stereotypes society holds of women. The case study looks at Margaret Chase Smith’s political career, with a special focus on her 1964 presidential campaign. The research analyzed Smith’s career through the newspaper coverage of her in order to understand Smith’s choices surrounding her public identity and the media’s response. The analysis identified four distinct points of interest that contributed to Smith’s public persona: physical appearance, examples of housewifery, dialogue on women’s issues, and legislative accomplishments. These factors demonstrate how Smith presented her …
The Project Of Democracy, Alexander Keyssar
The Project Of Democracy, Alexander Keyssar
Maine Policy Review
This article is an address given at the May 2002 Maine Town Meeting sponsored by the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan. Alexander Keyssar chronicles the advances and contractions of democratic political rights in American history. While on balance, this is a story of progress, it is not, Keyssar argues, unilinear, nor one that is completed. Although arguably late for the world’s “greatest democracy,” by the 1970s the United States had achieved universal suffrage. Today, however, the tug between democratic and anti-democratic forces continues. The contest is no longer over voting rights but over the procedures and rules governing elections …
Washington County Republican Roster, Maine, 1954-1955, Washington County Republican Party
Washington County Republican Roster, Maine, 1954-1955, Washington County Republican Party
Maine History Documents
A directory of members of several Washington County Republican organizations and vote for Governor in 1952. Includes a summary of the Republican platform in the categories of International Affairs, National Affairs, State Affairs, State Constitution, Development, Agriculture, Labor and Industry, Education, Institutions, Welfare, Highways and Finance.
Washington County Republican Roster, Maine, 1950-1951, Washington County Republican Party
Washington County Republican Roster, Maine, 1950-1951, Washington County Republican Party
Maine History Documents
A directory of members of several Republication organizations for Washington County and the vote for Governor in 1948. Includes a summary of the Maine Republican Platform for 1950 with headings of Party Responsibility, Welfare and Security, Education, Highways, National Resources--Conservation and Development, Agriculture, Labor and Industry, Constitution, Finance and Taxes, State Valuation and Equalization, Commendation, Quoddy Survey, Veterans' Hospitalization, National Affairs, and Party Unity.
Washington County Republican Roster, Maine, 1944-45, Washington County Republican Party
Washington County Republican Roster, Maine, 1944-45, Washington County Republican Party
Maine History Documents
A directory of members of Republican organizations in Washington County for 1944-45 and the vote for Governor in 1942.
Washington County Republican Roster, Maine, 1938-39, Washington County Republican Party
Washington County Republican Roster, Maine, 1938-39, Washington County Republican Party
Maine History Documents
A directory of members of several Republican committees and clubs. Also includes a breakdown of votes for governor by county for 1936, and summaries of the Republican and Democratic platforms for 1938. The Democratic platform is broken into categories including the Quoddy Project, Fisheries, and a Federal Air Base.