▁anti - So cial ist ▁speaker ▁and ▁activ ist . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Republican ▁League ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁Min ute ▁Women ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . A .; ▁she ▁left ▁that ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁co - found ▁the ▁Constitution ▁Party , ▁but ▁soon ▁in ▁turn ▁left ▁the ▁party , ▁dis en ch anted ▁with ▁her ▁treatment ▁as ▁a ▁foreign - born ▁Catholic ▁and ▁bel ieving ▁it ▁har bor ed ▁anti - Sem ites . ▁Her ▁political ▁femin ism ▁pre fig ured ▁that ▁of ▁Ph yll is ▁Sch la fly : ▁she ▁sought ▁to ▁mobil ize ▁conserv ative ▁women ▁in ▁defence ▁of ▁traditional ▁American ▁values , ▁was ▁much ▁influenced ▁by ▁John ▁T . ▁F lyn n , ▁and ▁tre as ured ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁Senator ▁Joseph ▁Mc Car thy , ▁which ▁was ▁shown ▁to ▁hes it ant ▁Min ute ▁Women ▁rec ruits . ▁ ▁She ▁assist ed ▁in ▁placing ▁a ▁candidate ▁on ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁and ▁twice ▁sought ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁Congress ▁herself : ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁right - wing ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁against ▁inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁Pres c ott ▁Bush ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁Silver c ru ys