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'''Margaret Chase Smith''' (1897-1995) of Skowhegan, Maine, was the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. She replaced her late husband in the House of Representatives 1940-49, and was elected to the Senate in 1948, serving 1949-73.
'''Margaret Chase Smith''' (1897-1995) of Skowhegan, Maine, was the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. She replaced her late husband in the House of Representatives 1940–49, and was elected to the Senate in 1948, serving 1949–73.
Smith was a liberal Northeastern Republican (or "Rockefeller Republican) and was defeated for reelection in 1972 by an even more liberal Democrat, who attacked her support for the Vietnam War. She was notably honest, independent and courageous. [[File:Smith-mc.jpg|thumb|260px]] Her concern for national defense during the [[Cold War]] led to service on the House Naval Affairs Committee and later several subcommittees of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Smith was a liberal Northeastern Republican (or "Rockefeller Republican) and was defeated for reelection in 1972 by an even more liberal Democrat, who attacked her support for the Vietnam War. She was notably honest, independent and courageous. [[File:Smith-mc.jpg|thumb|260px]] Her concern for national defense during the [[Cold War]] led to service on the House Naval Affairs Committee and later several subcommittees of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
* Schmidt, Patricia L. ''Margaret Chase Smith: Beyond Convention.'' (1996). 392 pp.
* Schmidt, Patricia L. ''Margaret Chase Smith: Beyond Convention.'' (1996). 392 pp.
* Sherman, Janann Sherman. ''No Place for a Woman: A Life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith'' (2001) [https://www.amazon.com/No-Place-Woman-Margaret-Politics/dp/0813527228/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243074257&sr=8-7 excerpt and text search], the standard scholarly biography
* Sherman, Janann Sherman. ''No Place for a Woman: A Life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith'' (2001) [https://www.amazon.com/No-Place-Woman-Margaret-Politics/dp/0813527228/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243074257&sr=8-7 excerpt and text search], the standard scholarly biography
* Sherman, Janann. "'They Either Need These Women or They Do Not': Margaret Chase Smith and the Fight for Regular Status for Women in the Military." ''Journal of Military History'' 1990 54(1): 47-78. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1985840 in JSTOR]
* Sherman, Janann. "'They Either Need These Women or They Do Not': Margaret Chase Smith and the Fight for Regular Status for Women in the Military." ''Journal of Military History'' 1990 54(1): 47–78. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1985840 in JSTOR]
* Vallin, Marlene Boyd. '' Margaret Chase Smith: model public servant'' (1998) 243 pp.
* Vallin, Marlene Boyd. '' Margaret Chase Smith: model public servant'' (1998) 243 pp.
* Wallace, Patricia Ward. ''Politics of conscience: a biography of Margaret Chase Smith'' (1995) 245 pp. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_wG3BdaOz74C&dq=intitle:Smith+intitle:Margaret+intitle:Chase&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES excerpt and text search]
* Wallace, Patricia Ward. ''Politics of conscience: a biography of Margaret Chase Smith'' (1995) 245 pp. [https://books.google.com/books?id=_wG3BdaOz74C&dq=intitle:Smith+intitle:Margaret+intitle:Chase&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES excerpt and text search]