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Hattie Caraway
Hattie Wyatt Caraway | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Caraway in 1940 | |
| United States Senator from Arkansas | |
| In office November 13, 1931 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Thaddeus Caraway |
| Succeeded by | William Fulbright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hattie Ophelia Wyatt February 1, 1878 Bakerville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1950 (aged 72) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Paul |
| Education | Ebenezer College Dickson Normal College (BA) |
Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate, representing Arkansas from 1931 to 1945. She was the first woman elected to serve a full term as a United States senator. She was the first woman to preside over the Senate. She won reelection to a full term in 1932 with the active support of fellow Senator Huey Long, of neighboring Louisiana.[1][2]
- ^ Kathryn Cullen-DuPont (2009). Encyclopedia of Women's History in America, 2nd ed. Infobase Publishing. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-1-4381-1033-2. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ Snyder, Robert E. (1975). "Huey Long and the Presidential Election of 1936". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 16 (2): 129. JSTOR 4231456. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
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