Margaret Madeline
Margaret Madeline Chase Smith was the first woman to serve in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, holding records for length of stay in each post, and the first woman to be nominated for presidential candidacy at a major part convention (Republican). She held office from 1940-1973. She had a strong interest in military and defense, but she also supported funding for education, the Civil Rights Act, voting rights and Medicare. She was the first member of congress to criticize fellow party member, Joseph McCarthy, in her “Declaration of Conscience” speech. In this speech she defended the American’s “right to criticize…right to hold unpopular beliefs…right to protest…right of independent thought.” She concluded her speech with a warning: “It is high time that we all stopped being tools and victims of totalitarian techniques-techniques that, if continued here unchecked, will surely end what we have come to cherish as the American way of life.” She also wore a red rose everyday, in an effort to have the rose designated the national flower. This finally happened in 1987.
Margaret Madeline is 12” tall. She is constructed of cashmere wool and stuffed with recycled denim. She wears a cashmere sweater and vintage handkerchief scarf.
Margaret Madeline Chase Smith was the first woman to serve in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, holding records for length of stay in each post, and the first woman to be nominated for presidential candidacy at a major part convention (Republican). She held office from 1940-1973. She had a strong interest in military and defense, but she also supported funding for education, the Civil Rights Act, voting rights and Medicare. She was the first member of congress to criticize fellow party member, Joseph McCarthy, in her “Declaration of Conscience” speech. In this speech she defended the American’s “right to criticize…right to hold unpopular beliefs…right to protest…right of independent thought.” She concluded her speech with a warning: “It is high time that we all stopped being tools and victims of totalitarian techniques-techniques that, if continued here unchecked, will surely end what we have come to cherish as the American way of life.” She also wore a red rose everyday, in an effort to have the rose designated the national flower. This finally happened in 1987.
Margaret Madeline is 12” tall. She is constructed of cashmere wool and stuffed with recycled denim. She wears a cashmere sweater and vintage handkerchief scarf.
Margaret Madeline Chase Smith was the first woman to serve in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, holding records for length of stay in each post, and the first woman to be nominated for presidential candidacy at a major part convention (Republican). She held office from 1940-1973. She had a strong interest in military and defense, but she also supported funding for education, the Civil Rights Act, voting rights and Medicare. She was the first member of congress to criticize fellow party member, Joseph McCarthy, in her “Declaration of Conscience” speech. In this speech she defended the American’s “right to criticize…right to hold unpopular beliefs…right to protest…right of independent thought.” She concluded her speech with a warning: “It is high time that we all stopped being tools and victims of totalitarian techniques-techniques that, if continued here unchecked, will surely end what we have come to cherish as the American way of life.” She also wore a red rose everyday, in an effort to have the rose designated the national flower. This finally happened in 1987.
Margaret Madeline is 12” tall. She is constructed of cashmere wool and stuffed with recycled denim. She wears a cashmere sweater and vintage handkerchief scarf.