Lucile Hosmer was a prominent active leader in the conservative wing of the Republican party. Born in 1907 in San Francisco, California, Hosmer attended San Mateo Junior College and took summer classes at the University of California, Berkeley from 1924 through 1926. She was a member of the San Mateo County Republican Assembly and was involved in the San Mateo County Federation of Republican Women from 1945 until 1967, eventually becoming the organization’s president in 1952. She was a leader in the California Federation of Republican Women, worked for the campaigns of several Republican state and national officers, and was a delegate to multiple Republican National Conventions. Later in life, she became active in Pro America, the Christian Schools movement, and the Eagle Forum and was appointed by Ronald Reagan to the Women’s Board of Prisons and Parole. In this interview, Hosmer discusses her family background and education, her work in local and state politics, and the 1976 Republican National Convention.