American politician Margaret Chase Smith is born. She would become the first woman to serve in both in the House and Senate, the first person to oppose Joe McCarthy, an avid supporter of educational funding, civil rights and Medicare, and the first woman to have her named placed in nomination as a presidential candidate at her party's national convention.
Oh, and she was a Republican, so... history, I guess.
Oh, and she was a Republican, so... history, I guess.
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