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This joint resolution recognizes the life and accomplishments of the late United States Senator Margaret Chase Smith, a trailblazing figure who served in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, becoming the first woman elected to both. The resolution highlights her significant contributions, including her role in passing the Nurse Corps Bill which granted women permanent status in the military, her courageous "Declaration of Conscience" speech denouncing McCarthyism and advocating for freedom of thought and speech, her independent foreign policy work that earned her recognition as an award-winning foreign correspondent, her groundbreaking presidential nomination by a major political party, and her dedication to making her papers and home accessible for public education and inspiration.

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