Newspaper clippings regarding Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms and her family : concerns her political career in Illinois and her personal life.

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Newspaper clippings regarding Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms and her family : concerns her political career in Illinois and her personal life.

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Newspaper clippings regarding Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms and her family. Concerns her political career in Illinois and her personal life.

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Simms, Ruth Hanna McCormick, 1880-1944

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Ruth Hanna McCormick (née Ruth Hanna, also known as Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms; March 27, 1880 – December 31, 1944), was an American politician, activist, and publisher. She served one term in the United States House of Representatives, winning an at-large seat in Illinois in 1928. She gave up the chance to run for re-election to seek a United States Senate seat from Illinois. She defeated the incumbent, Senator Charles S. Deneen, in the Republican primary, becoming the first female Senate candi...