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  Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics was announced by Iowa State University in October 1995 to honor the Iowa native and longtime political and civic leader.
Mary Louise Smith—the first and only woman to chair the Republican National Party—was a mentor, friend and role model to many in the world of politics and civic, government and community affairs.
Following in the footsteps of Mary Louise, the chair serves as an inspiration and role model for students as well as members of the university and Iowa communities.
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 Encyclopedia: Mary Louise Smith (1914-1997)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Born Mary Louise Epperson in Eddyville, Iowa, she married medical student Elmer M. Smith while both were studying at the University of Iowa.
In 1995, Iowa State University established the Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics in her honor, and numerous other awards and recognitions are named for her throughout the state.
Smith died of lung cancer in Des Moines at the age of 82.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mary-Louise-Smith-(1914_1997)   (1335 words)

  
 Iowa Women's Archives, U of Iowa Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mary Louise Smith was a Republican Party activist and the first woman to chair the Republican National Committee, serving from 1974 to 1977.
Louise Noun first recognized the need for a women's repository as she researched her 1969 book on the history of women's suffrage in Iowa, Strong-Minded Women.
She later shared with Mary Louise Smith her frustration about the scarcity of primary sources by and about women, and the two determined to establish a repository to document the experiences and achievements of the women of Iowa.
www.lib.uiowa.edu /iwa/history.html   (412 words)

  
 UI Libraries News Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Louise Rosenfield Noun, co-founder of the Iowa Women's Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries, died Friday, Aug. 23 in Des Moines at the age of 94.
In 1990 she and Mary Louise Smith, a prominent state and national leader of the Republican Party, agreed on the need for an archive to preserve Iowa women's papers and together worked to interest others in the project.
Louise Noun was born in Des Moines, on March 7, 1908, the daughter of Meyer Rosenfield and Rose (Frankel) Rosenfield.
www.lib.uiowa.edu /news/releases/louisenoun.html   (602 words)

  
 www.iowaccess.org | Department of Human Rights | Status of Women
Mary Louise Smith rose through Republican party ranks to become the first woman to chair the party, serving in that capacity from 1974 to 1977.
Smith received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Iowa, the Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice, and the Friends of Iowa Civil Rights Award, and was the first recipient of the Mary Louise Smith Award, established by the YWCA to honor individuals for outstanding efforts to eliminate racism.
Smith cofounded the Iowa Women's Archives and was a member of the Drake University Board of Trustees, United States Institute of Peace Board of Directors, and University of Iowa Foundation Board of Directors.
www.state.ia.us /dhr/sw/iafame-smith-ml.html   (308 words)

  
 UI Libraries celebrates Mary Louise Smith, Iowa Women's Archives
Smith became active in local politics in Eagle Grove, Iowa, in the late 1940s, serving on the school board and doing the grassroots work of party politics -- stuffing envelopes and canvassing door to door.
In the spring of 1990, Smith and Louise Noun discovered a mutual interest in preserving a record of the accomplishments of Iowa women.
Speaking at the reception will be Mary Sue Coleman, UI president; Sheila Creth, university librarian; Louise Noun, co-founder of the Women's Archives; Denise O'Brien, a farm activist from Atlantic, Iowa; Barbara Barrett, a Des Moines lawyer who worked with Smith and Noun on the Chrysalis Foundation board; and Karen Mason, curator of the archives.
www.uiowa.edu /~ournews/1997/november/1106smith.html   (437 words)

  
 Mtn Msngr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Smith was a retired caregiver who provided care to many families in the com-munity of Alderson, retiring after 30 years of service and was also a homemaker.
Smith was a member of the Woman’s Club of Alderson where she had served as Vice President and Recording Secretary and was currently serving as a Councilmember for the town of Alderson.
Mary Lou Smith was a vivacious, dynamic lady who brought joy to all she met.
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 Smith Reunion 1989
Mary Estella's cousin told the story that when she'd visit Daniel and Sarah's house, Daniel's mother was often sitting in the kitchen with a fl, broad- brimmed bonnet, smoking a pipe.
Mary Estella was working at Hotel 57 (they were stagecoach stops)near her home, as a maid.
Mary Estella is buried in her sister Carrie's lot in Towamensing.
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 WBKO | Smith, Mary Louise Hayes
Mary Louise Hayes Smith, 90, of Severna Park, Md., since 2001, formerly of Bowling Green, died Jan. 12, 2005, in Maryland.
She was a daughter of the late Daniel Hayes and Florence Campbell Hayes and the wife of the late George Wesley Smith.
She was preceded in death by a son, James Allen Smith; three brothers, Ben, David and Richard Hayes; and a sister, Lida.
www.wbko.com /obituaries/1349951.html   (128 words)

  
 IOWA WOMEN'S ARCHIVES - Mary Louise Smith Papers
In 1984 Smith resigned from the RNC and became a National Vice Chair of the Republican Mainstream Committee, a group of moderates dedicated to reestablishing their Party's pro-choice and pro-ERA positions and returning it to its historical identification with civil rights.
In addition to her continued support for such causes as women's education and women's political participation, Smith took up issues of aging, among others, with the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Greater Des Moines, and for ERA Iowa '92, as well as on numerous conferences and charitable bodies.
  Smith’s high energy and strong commitment to causes is reflected by the fact that her participation in these conferences continued until very near the end of her life.
sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu /iwa/findingaids/html/SmithMaryLouise.htm   (3778 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Smith, K to N
Smith, Karen — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan. Democrat.
Smith, Lasker — of Ecorse, Wayne County, Mich. Communist.
Smith, Maxine — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Democrat.
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 The Iowa Stater, Feb. 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mary Louise Smith, one of Iowa's most esteemed political leaders, died August 22 at age 82 in Des Moines.
Smith, the first and only woman to chair the National Committee of the Republican Party, devoted more than 60 years to improving the political process at the local, state and national levels.
Smith's family has designated that memorial contributions may be made to four organizations, including the Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics, Iowa State University Foundation, Memorial Union, Alumni Suite, 2229 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50014-7164.
www.iastate.edu /IaStater/1998/0298/smith.html   (143 words)

  
 Mary Louise Henshaw
Smith was a member of St. Peter Reformed Church, former member of the Junior Women's Club, and Fombell Homemakers, all of Zelienople; Harmony Historical Society; and was a Brownie and Girl Scout leader.
Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Robert E. Smith; a son, Dennis E. Smith of Apollo; two daughters, Brenda K. Killmeyer of Butler and Deborah S. Kucan of Ellwood City; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Esther Robertson of Zelienople.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, Charles B. Smith; her parents, Loyal and Ruth Dambaugh Henshaw; and a sister, Faye Cook.
www.rawbw.com /~hinshaw/cgi-bin/id?12832   (383 words)

  
 Mary Louise Riley Smith
SMITH, Mary Louise Riley, author, born in Brighton, Monroe County, New York, 27 May, 1842.
She was educated at Brockport (N. Y.) collegiate institute, and in 1869 married Albert Smith, of Springfield, Illinois, with whom she afterward removed to New York city.
Start your search on Mary Louise Riley Smith.
www.famousamericans.net /marylouiserileysmith   (306 words)

  
 The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
She went out, and pulled the door after her; then Mary Harris up with her hand, and struck me cross my breast back-handed, as I was sitting on the bed; then both the prisoners seized me. I hallooed out murder as fast as I could.
The next morning, being Friday, the other prisoner Smith was taken in a house hard by where they robbed me. I knew her again by a cut a-cross her left arm, and a mole under her left eye.
She was almost naked the day before, and when she was taken, which was the next day, she was well cloathed, with a good pair of stays, and other things that were good.
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 SIXTH GENERATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He was married to Maria (Mary) Louise Smith on 19 Mar 1856.
Maria (Mary) Louise Smith was born on 11 Dec 1830.
Mary Josephine Masters was born on 16 Apr 1857.
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 Rosa Parks : Rosa Louise McCauley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
She was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama.
She is mainly known for her December 1, 1955 protest against laws requiring racial segregation, in which she refused to give up her seat to a white man and move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
The NAACP considered but rejected earlier protesters deemed unable/unsuitable to withstand the pressure of a legal challenge to segregation laws (See Claudette Colvin, Mary Louise Smith, or Irene Morgan[?]).
www.city-search.org /ro/rosa-louise-mccauley.html   (524 words)

  
 Parsons-Smith Genealogy
Mary Gye born about 1580, married John Maverick and their son, Moses, married Remember Allerton who came on the Mayflower ship.
Mary Gye is listed in the book "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist" by Fredrick Lewis Weiss, a noted historian and genealogist.
Mary Louise (Smith) Parsons' mother was Luella ZIEGENFUS.
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 Mary Louise Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
TOPEKA -- Mary Louise Smith, 91, died Friday at a Topeka hospital.
She was born Sept. 4, 1908, in Courtland, the daughter of Martin August and Hannah Lavenia Peterson Larson.
Smith was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Westey & Service Guild church circle, Philip Billard Post No. 1650, VFW, Capitol Post No. 1, American Legion, Moose Lodge No. 555, AARP and Southwestern Bell Telephone Pioneers.
www.gctelegram.com /obits/april00/smith08.html   (214 words)

  
 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month increasing early breast cancer detection awareness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mary Lou Smith is co-founder of the Research Advocacy Network and formerly Director of Patient, Payer and Government Relations for the Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups.
She is currently serving as co-chair of the ECOG Patient Representative Committee and as a community member of the IRB at Rush Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center.
Mary Lou is past president of Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization and serves on the Cancer Leadership Council and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Breast Cancer Treatment and Screening Guidelines Committees.
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 Rosa Parks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Rosa Louise McCauley (born February 4, 1913), best known by her married name Rosa Parks, is a retired seamstress who is noted as being a very important American civil rights movement activist.
She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama and is most famous for her December 1, 1955 arrest for refusing a bus driver's order to give up her seat to a white man and stand in Montgomery, Alabama.
The selection of her for a test case supported by the NAACP has been speculated to be in part because she was employed by the NAACP.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rosa_parks.html   (453 words)

  
 Dr. Mary Louise (McDonald) Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
KENNEBUNK, Maine -- Dr. Mary Louise (McDonald) Smith, 81, died Wednesday at Kennebunk Nursing Home.
Born and educated in Fall River, Mass., she was a graduate of Beacon Institute of Podiatry in Boston.
The widow of Dr. John H. Smith, she leaves brother Thomas McDonald of Arizona; and several nieces and nephews.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20050117/OB_013.htm   (84 words)

  
 WBKO | Smith, Mary Louise
Mary Louise Smith, age 91, of Bowling Green, Ky., died Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at The Medical Center in Bowling Green, Ky.
Smith was employed by C D S Drugstores and was a member of State Street United Methodist Church.
.She was the daughter of Virgil Porter and Lydia (Cole) Porter.And the wife of the late Robert E. Smith.
www.wbko.com /obituaries/826282.html   (115 words)

  
 TIME Magazine Archive Article -- He-e-e-re's Nelson! -- Sep. 29, 1975   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mary Louise Smith, chairman of the Republican National Committee, is a woman with a cause.
Smith has decided that her party's image badly needs some sprucing up.
Last summer, she got the R.N.C. to sponsor two TV shows on the theme "Republicans are people too," and now she is trying to persuade the nation that Republicans are funny.
www.time.com /time/archive/preview/0,10987,913455,00.html   (330 words)

  
 The Post-Searchlight - News - 12/17/2003 - Mary Louise B. Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Funeral services for Mary Louise Bell Smith, 55, of Decatur County, were held Friday, Dec. 12, at Union Missionary Baptist Church.
Smith died Dec. 4, 2003, in Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Isaac Smith Sr.; four sons, Isaac Smith Jr., Patrick Smith, Charles Smith and Robert Smith; a daughter, Diane Smith; 17 grandchildren; two sisters; a brother, and other relatives.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=2068&dept_id=387470&newsid=10673895&PAG=461&rfi=9   (137 words)

  
 Iowa Women's Archives to celebrate ten years
"Making Women's History: The Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women's Archives at Ten Years" will feature tours of the Archives, five roundtable discussions and a keynote speech by Gerda Lerner, a pioneer in the field of women's history.
The Archives is named for its founders, Louise Noun and Mary Louise Smith, two prominent Des Moines women who conceived the idea of a repository that would document Iowa women's history and serve as a resource for researchers.
Smith was a Republican Party activist and the first woman to chair the Republican National Committee, serving from 1974 to 1977.
www.uiowa.edu /~ournews/2002/november/1101iowa-women-archives.html   (415 words)

  
 Archives: Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The name and address of the initial director is Mary Louise Smith of 14242 S. Sunglow Rd, Pearce, AZ 85625-6170.
The name and address of the initial statutory agent for the Corporation is Mary Louise Smith of 14242 S. Sunglow Rd, Pearce, AZ 85625-6170 which address shall be the principal office of the Corporation.
The name and address of the incorporation is Mary Louise Smith of 14242 S. Sunglow Rd, Pearce, AZ.
www.willcoxrangenews.com /articles/2004/06/17/news/legals/legal22.txt   (574 words)

  
 Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement Veterans -- Aurelia Browder
Susie McDonald, and Mary Louise Smith (Ware) who was 18 years old at the time, filed the lawsuit against the seating patterns on city buses.
Mary Louise Smith-Ware for her truly quiet courage and dignity.
Aurelia Browder will be unveiled in front of the Browder Family Home on May 11, 2004, the day they testified before Federal Judges Frank Johnson, Richard Rives and Seybourne Lynn about the indignities, manhandling and arrests they suffered by the hands of Montgomery authorities and bus drivers.
www.crmvet.org /mem/browder.htm   (286 words)

  
 Ashmore - pafg12.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Henry Alec Thomas SMITH (Alfred Ernest SMITH, Mary Louise ASHMORE, William Ransom, Joseph Paschal, William)
Herbert Richard SMITH (Alfred Ernest SMITH, Mary Louise ASHMORE, William Ransom, Joseph Paschal, William)
Mary Nancy Smith SMITH (Alfred Ernest SMITH, Mary Louise ASHMORE, William Ransom, Joseph Paschal, William)
www2.1starnet.com /marylane/ashmore/pafg12.htm   (224 words)

  
 Portland Press Herald (Maine): Mary Louise Marks Smith, 73, gardener, guide, public servant@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mary Louise Marks Smith, 73, gardener, guide, public servant
We look for a person who has made a mark on the community or the person's family and circle of friends in lasting ways.
Mary Louise Marks Smith, a master gardener who served as Cumberland's first woman selectman and Town Council...
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