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Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (née Chase; December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S. representative (1940–1949) and a U.S. senator (1949–1973) from Maine.
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 Red Scare.
25 de may. de 2024 · 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.
June 1, 1950. As Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine boarded the Senate subway, she encountered the junior senator from Wisconsin, Joe McCarthy. “Margaret, you look very serious,” he said. “Are you going to make a speech?” Without hesitation, Smith replied: “Yes, and you will not like it!”
A Republican senator from Maine, Smith served 24 years in the U.S. Senate beginning in 1949, following more than four terms in the House of Representatives—the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
Margaret Chase Smith (14 de diciembre de 1897 - 29 de mayo de 1995) fue una política estadounidense del Partido Republicano. 1 . Galardones y honores. En 1952, fue elegida miembro de la American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 2 .
16 de oct. de 2008 · Margaret Chase Smith, called the "lady of Maine," was a tough hawk who took a keen interest in military affairs and free speech. In 1964, she became the first woman to have her name placed in...
