, ▁and ▁served ▁one ▁term . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁to ▁US ▁Senator ▁Ernest ▁Will ard ▁Gib son ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Verm ont ▁to ▁res ume ▁pract icing ▁law . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Ba iley ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁House . ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁governor ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁lieutenant ▁governor ▁of ▁any ▁state ▁in ▁U . S . ▁history , ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁Later ▁roles ▁Ba iley ▁represented ▁Verm ont ▁on ▁the ▁Republican ▁National ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁vice ▁chair ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁and ▁secretary ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁As ▁secretary , ▁she ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁calling ▁the ▁roll ▁of ▁deleg ates ▁as ▁they ▁voted ▁for ▁president ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Con vent ions . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁bur ial ▁Ba iley ▁died ▁in ▁Bur ling ton ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁