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Bookmark or Share- Margaret Chase Smith | 1st Female US Senator, Maine PoliticianRepublican Party. Awards And Honors: Presidential Medal of Freedom (1989) Margaret Chase Smith (born Dec. 14, 1897, Skowhegan, Maine, U.S.—died May 29, 1995, Skowhegan) was an American popular and influential public official who became the first woman to serve in both U.S. houses of Congress.
- The Senator Who Stood Up to Joseph McCarthy When No One Else WouldSeptember 13, 2018. Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman ever to serve in both the House of Representatives and the Senate—and the first senator to stand up against Joseph McCarthy's...
- Biography — Margaret Chase Smith LibraryMargaret Chase Smith was born in Skowhegan, Maine, on December 14, 1897. Her entry into politics came through the career of Clyde Smith, the man she married in 1930. Clyde was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1936. Margaret served as his secretary.
- Margaret Chase Smith: A Featured Biography - U.S. SenateShe established a reputation as a tough legislator on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Her 1960 reelection bid was the first Senate race where both major-party candidates were women, and in 1964 she became the first woman to actively seek the presidential nomination of a major political party.
- First Woman Elected to Both Houses of Congress - U.S. SenateIn January 1949, Margaret Chase Smith launched a successful 24-year Senate career, becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. Not content to be limited to “female issues,” she proved that women could participate in all areas of national policymaking.
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