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Susana Martinez to speak Feb. 16 as Spring 2022 Mary Louise Smith Chair

Former New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez will present “It’s a Different World Out There: Leadership in the States” on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, as the 34th recipient of the Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. While states are often referred to as “laboratories of democracy,” Martinez believes that they are increasingly becoming battlefields … Continue reading Susana Martinez to speak Feb. 16 as Spring 2022 Mary Louise Smith Chair

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Spring 2019 – Florence George Graves

Florence George Graves, award-winning investigative journalist and founding director of the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University, visited Iowa State University on Monday, April 1, as the 31st recipient of the Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. As part of her visit to Iowa State, Graves presented “#MeToo—Why Has it Taken … Continue reading Spring 2019 – Florence George Graves

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Fall 2016 – Lynn Povich

Award-winning journalist Lynn Povich—the author of the book “The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace”—visited Iowa State University on Thursday, Dec. 1, as the fall 2016 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. Povich, the first female senior editor at Newsweek magazine and the former … Continue reading Fall 2016 – Lynn Povich

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Fall 2014 – Mara Liasson

On November 13, 2014, Mara Liasson presented the lecture “What Just Happened? The 2014 Elections and Beyond.” Mara Liasson is the national political correspondent for National Public Radio and a contributor to the FOX News Channel. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR’s award-winning newsmagazines “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition.” Liasson also serves … Continue reading Fall 2014 – Mara Liasson