Talk:1930 United States Senate election in Illinois

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Did you know... that in the 1930 United States Senate election in Illinois, Ruth Hanna McCormick was the first woman ever nominated for the U.S. Senate by a major party?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 17:30, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Ruth Hanna McCormick

... that in the 1930 United States Senate election in Illinois, Ruth Hanna McCormick (pictured) was the first woman ever nominated for the United States Senate by a major party?

Comment: I recently (in the last two or three days) turned this from a redirect into an article

Created/expanded by SecretName101 (talk). Self-nominated at 03:16, 19 December 2020 (UTC).[reply]

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Fascinating article of a compelling political story. Thank you. Brilliant use of contemporaneous sources. No Swan So Fine (talk) 15:10, 21 December 2020 (UTC) No Swan So Fine (talk) 15:10, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]