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Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was an American politician who became the first woman elected to serve a full term as a United States Senator. Caraway represented Arkansas. She was the first woman to preside over the Senate.
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Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (* 1. Februar 1878 in Bakerville, Humphreys County, Tennessee; † 21. Dezember 1950 in Falls Church, Virginia) war eine US-amerikanische Politikerin der Demokratischen Partei. Von 1931 bis 1945 saß sie für den US-Bundesstaat Arkansas im US-Senat.
Appointed to the Senate in 1931, Hattie Caraway (D-AR) filled a vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Thaddeus Caraway. The second woman to serve in the Senate, Caraway became the first woman elected to the Senate in January of 1932, easily winning a special election to fill out the remainder of her husband's term.
Hattie Caraway (born February 1, 1878, near Bakerville, Tennessee, U.S.—died December 21, 1950, Falls Church, Virginia) was an American Democratic politician who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Hattie Wyatt grew up in her native Bakerville, Tennessee, and in nearby Hustburg.
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2. Jan. 2020 · Hattie Caraway was a political trailblazer who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1932 after her husband's death and won a special election with more votes than her six male opponents. She faced challenges from sexism, the press, and her peers, but also proved herself as an effective public servant in the Great Depression and World War II. Learn more about her life, career, and legacy.
13. Okt. 2017 · Hattie Caraway was a homemaker and a senator from Arkansas who served from 1932 to 1950. She was the first woman elected to the US Senate, the first woman to preside over the Senate, and the first woman to chair a Senate committee. She also co-sponsored the Equal Rights Amendment in 1943. Learn more about her life, career, and legacy.
Hattie Caraway was an American politician who served as the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932, filling the vacancy of her late husband, a U.S. senator from Arkansas. She supported the New Deal and the Equal Rights Amendment, and was known for her dry humour and homely sayings.
