Quick Facts

• NAME: Hattie Ophelia Caraway
• OCCUPATION: U.S. Representative
• BIRTH DATE: February 01, 1878
• DEATH DATE: December 21, 1950
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Bakerville, Tennessee
• PLACE OF DEATH: Falls Church, Virginia
• Maiden Name: Hattie Ophelia Wyatt

Best Known For

Arkansas teacher Hattie Ophelia Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932.