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Joseph Medill McCormick

United States senator
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  • Simms, Ruth Hanna McCormick
    Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms

    In 1903 she married Joseph Medill McCormick of the Chicago newspaper family. She and her husband shared an interest in progressive social ideas, and she was active in several national welfare and reform organizations. In 1913 she lobbied the Illinois legislature to great effect on behalf of the bill…

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    In 1903 she married Joseph Medill McCormick of the Chicago newspaper family. She and her husband shared an interest in progressive social ideas, and she was active in several national welfare and reform organizations. In 1913 she lobbied the Illinois legislature to great effect on behalf of the bill…

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