when was hattie caraway born?
Hattie Caraway Hattie Wyatt was born in Bakerville, Tennessee on 1st February, 1878. After graduating from Dickson College in 1896 and married fellow student, Thaddeus Caraway, and moved to Arkansas where her husband worked as a lawyer. In 1912 he was elected to Congress. When her husband died on 6th November, 1931, the Governor of Arkansas, Harvey Parnell appointed Hattie Caraway as his replacement. She was confirmed in a special election on 12th January, 1932, and therefore became the first woman to win a place in the Senate.