Senator Margaret Chase Smith aimed for the White House decades before Sarah Palin
Forty-four years ago, Maine Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman nominated by either of the major parties for president. A lot has changed since 1964 (the year vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin was born), but some things haven’t changed at all. Guest: Rebecca Traister, a staff writer for Salon Life
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