Artifacts
This 1979 Supersisters card for Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was issued after she left the Senate in 1972, a testament to her status as a role model for women in Congress. The first woman to serve in both branches, Smith’s long career - nine years in the House and 23 years in the Senate - was marked by independence and courageousness as a legislator. A well-known example of her fortitude is her 1950 “Declaration of Conscience” speech, in which she denounced her fellow Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin for exploiting fear and intolerance.
Margaret Chase Smith “Supersisters” Card, 1979, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives