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Buttons, Hats and Music: Campaign 1964

Margaret Chase Smith and Hildegarde, 1964

Margaret Chase Smith and Hildegarde, 1964

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Margaret Chase Smith Library

Gender was an issue throughout Smith's short run for the presidency.

Gladys Shelley's song "Leave it to the Girls" became a tribute to Smith's candidacy.

Shelley, a prolific songwriter, mostly wrote for Tin Pan Alley and New York cabarets.

To celebrate Smith's nomination at the Republican Convention in San Francisco in July 1964, singer Hildegard (Loretta Sell) performed the song.