U.S. Capitol names rooms after Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Margaret Chase Smith : NPR

Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Margaret Chase Smith couldn't wear pants or use the main bathroom during their tenures, when female senators were scarce. Rooms in the Capitol now honor their legacies.

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