Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, 1784 - 2000. Correspondence Concerning Ships, 1937 - 1954. U.S. Representative Margaret Chase Smith, Rear Admiral Thomas Withers, and Mrs. J.R. Bertrand at the Launch of the USS Sea Leopard, 3/2/1945.

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Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, 1784 - 2000. Correspondence Concerning Ships, 1937 - 1954. U.S. Representative Margaret Chase Smith, Rear Admiral Thomas Withers, and Mrs. J.R. Bertrand at the Launch of the USS Sea Leopard, 3/2/1945.

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The Honorable Margaret Chase Smith; Rear Admiral Thomas Withers, U.S.N., Commandant; and Mrs. J. R. Bertrand, matron of honor, at launching of the USS Sea Leopard at Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H. March 2, 1945. Neg. No. 332-45.

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Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897-1995

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Margaret 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. When Clyde died in 1940, she succeeded her husband. After four terms in the House, she won election to the United States Senate in 1948. In so doing, she became the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. Senator Smi...