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[i]Mrs. Hart, who was called Janey, was the wife of Philip Hart (D-Mich.), one of the most respected members of his party. He was sometimes described as the "conscience of the Senate," in which he served from 1959 to 1976. A Senate office building is named for him. According to Michael Hart, one of the couple's sons, Mrs. Hart had complications from Alzheimer's disease. Few spouses of high-ranking public officials were as well known for their outspokenness on public matters as Mrs. Hart. At various times during the fighting in Southeast Asia, she visited North Vietnam, was arrested at the Pentagon and proclaimed her refusal to pay taxes to support the war. She also worked for equal rights, became a pilot and flew her husband to campaign events in a helicopter. She raised eight children, was one of 13 women who passed an astronaut screening test and graduated from college in her late 40s.[/i]
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