MADISON – Betty Walker Smith, a lifelong advocate for the rights of women, families and minorities, died at home on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at age 90. After two years at Nebraska Wesleyan University, she finished her undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin. She graduated in 1941 with a B.S. in Journalism; years later, in 1974, she completed a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration. Long active in Republican Party politics at the county, state and national levels, she firmly believed that the way to improve the lives of women, families, and minorities, was through the negotiations and compromises involved in politics. A liberal Republican feminist, she was active in the women’s movement for over 40 years.
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