he was also a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration after World War II.
Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995) was an active member of GFWC in Skowhegan, Maine and became president of her local club at age 25. Smith held political office in Maine for a total of 33 years (1940-1973). She was first elected as State Representative and later became Senator. Smith was the first woman to ever be elected to both Houses of Congress, and in 1964, she became the first woman to campaign for the presidential nomination of a major political party.