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'''Margaret Madeline Chase Smith''' (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 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 Madeline Chase Smith''' (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) of Skowhegan, Maine, was the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. She replaced her late husband Clyde Smith 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 [[William Hathaway]], a Democrat who was even more liberal, who attacked her for supporting the [[Vietnam War]]. She was notably honest, independent and courageous. 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 [[William Hathaway]], a Democrat who was even more liberal, who attacked her for supporting the [[Vietnam War]]. She was notably honest, independent and courageous. 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.