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When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.   Smith, Margaret Chase


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Margaret Chase Smith (December 14, 1897 May 29, 1995) was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate. She was also the first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the U.S. Presidency at a major party's convention (1964 Republican Convention, won by Barry Goldwater). She was a moderate Republican and might be termed a Rockefeller Republican. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version

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