Margaret Chase Smith
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Margaret Chase Smith was a pioneering moderate Republican U.S. senator from Maine, best known for her early and outspoken opposition to McCarthyism and for being the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margaret Chase Smith canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Republican Party politician
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United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Naval Reserve Medal
NERFINISHED
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Presidential Medal of Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Skowhegan, Maine, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateIn | 1964 Republican Party presidential primaries ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1950-06-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-12-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-05-29 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
moderate Republican
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pioneer for women in politics ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Skowhegan High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
1949-01-03
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1973-01-03 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Chase
NERFINISHED
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Smith ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | American ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Senator ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| militaryBranch | United States Naval Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress
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being the first woman whose name was placed in nomination for President by a major U.S. political party ⓘ opposition to McCarthyism ⓘ |
| notableWork | "Declaration of Conscience" speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
newspaper circulation manager
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teacher ⓘ telephone operator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Skowhegan, Maine, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Skowhegan, Maine, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
United States representative
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United States senator ⓘ United States senator from Maine ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd congressional district ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Skowhegan, Maine, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Clyde H. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
1940-06-03
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1949-01-03 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Maine, United States
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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