Senators | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/senators/RSS feed for SenatorsenThu, 21 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000Meet the Woman Who Was the First Female Senator and the Last Senator to Be an Enslaver. She Served for Just One Dayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-woman-who-was-the-first-female-senator-and-the-last-senator-to-be-an-enslaver-she-served-for-just-one-day-180985462/Rebecca Felton was sworn in on this day, and despite her short time in power, her legacy reveals deep contradictions in American historyThu, 21 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-woman-who-was-the-first-female-senator-and-the-last-senator-to-be-an-enslaver-she-served-for-just-one-day-180985462/The Nation's First Woman Senator Was a Virulent White Supremacisthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-nations-first-woman-senator-was-a-virulent-white-supremacist-180981150/In 1922, Rebecca Latimer Felton, a Georgia women's rights activist and lynching proponent, temporarily filled a dead man's Senate seatMon, 21 Nov 2022 13:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-nations-first-woman-senator-was-a-virulent-white-supremacist-180981150/This Civil War–Era Eagle Sculpture Was Made Out of Abraham Lincoln's Hairhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-civil-warera-eagle-sculpture-was-made-out-of-abraham-lincolns-hair-180978740/The unusual artifact also contains tresses from First Lady Mary Lincoln, members of the president's cabinet and senatorsThu, 23 Sep 2021 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-civil-warera-eagle-sculpture-was-made-out-of-abraham-lincolns-hair-180978740/After Victory in World War II, Black Veterans Continued the Fight for Freedom at Homehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/summer-1946-saw-black-wwii-vets-fight-freedom-home-180978538/These men, who had sacrificed so much for the country, faced racist attacks in 1946 as they laid the groundwork for the civil rights movement to comeMon, 30 Aug 2021 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/summer-1946-saw-black-wwii-vets-fight-freedom-home-180978538/The History of Violent Attacks on the U.S. Capitolhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/history-violent-attacks-capitol-180976704/While the building has seen politically motivated mayhem in the past, never before has a mob of insurrectionists tried to overturn a presidential electionFri, 08 Jan 2021 17:29:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/history-violent-attacks-capitol-180976704/A Brief History of Astronauts in Congresshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-astronauts-congress-180976250/This year, Arizona elected Mark Kelly to the Senate, making him the fourth astronaut elected to Congress Mon, 09 Nov 2020 19:32:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/brief-history-astronauts-congress-180976250/The History of 'Stolen' Supreme Court Seatshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-stolen-supreme-court-seats-180962589/As the Trump administration seeks to fill a vacancy on the Court, a look back at the forgotten mid-19th century battles over the judiciaryMon, 20 Mar 2017 14:21:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-stolen-supreme-court-seats-180962589/Women Senators Reflect on the 100th Anniversary of Suffragehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/senators-reflect-suffrage-smithsonian-180975387/Twenty-four lawmakers shared testimonials with the Smithsonian's National Museum of American HistoryTue, 18 Aug 2020 16:09:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/senators-reflect-suffrage-smithsonian-180975387/When Senator Joe McCarthy Defended Nazishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/senator-mccarthys-nazi-problem-180975174/In a nearly forgotten episode, the Wisconsin firebrand sided with the Germany military in a war crimes trial, raising questions about his anti-SemitismMon, 06 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/senator-mccarthys-nazi-problem-180975174/The History of Wives Replacing Their Dead Husbands in Congresshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-wives-replacing-their-dead-husbands-in-congress-180974092/This tradition was one of the main ways American women gained access to political power in the 20th centuryMon, 03 Feb 2020 12:30:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-wives-replacing-their-dead-husbands-in-congress-180974092/