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Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was an American politician who was United States Senator from Arkansas from 1931 to 1945. She was the first woman elected to the Senate, the first woman to serve a full term as a United States senator, and the first woman to be reelected to the Senate.
Ten years later, Hattie Caraway became the first woman to win election to the Senate, representing Arkansas. She first filled the vacancy caused by her husband's death, and then was elected to two full terms. [4] In 1949, Margaret Chase Smith began her service in the Senate; she was the first woman to serve in both the House and Senate.
The US Sen. Hattie Caraway Gravesite is located in Oaklawn Cemetery on the west side of Jonesboro, Arkansas. It is the only surviving site in Arkansas associated with the life of Hattie Caraway (1878–1950), the first woman to be elected to a full term in the United States Senate .
Incumbent U.S. Senator Thaddeus Caraway died in office on November 6, 1931. Governor of Arkansas Harvey Parnell appointed Caraway's widow, Hattie, to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to complete the unexpired term was held in January, and Hattie Caraway won against only nominal opposition.
The couple married on June 15, 1932, and went on to have two daughters. ... Hattie Caraway. U.S. senator (Class 3) from Arkansas 1945–1974 Served alongside: John ...
Hattie Caraway was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate. [89] [4] 1933 Ruth Bryan Owen became the first woman ever to serve as a chief of mission at the minister rank, and as such the first woman to serve as minister to Denmark and Iceland; she served under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. [90]
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Also in 1913, McClellan married Eula Hicks; the couple had two children, and divorced in 1921. [3] During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant in the aviation section of the Signal Corps from 1917 to 1919. [6] Following his military service, he moved to Malvern, where he opened a law office and served as city attorney ...