Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway
(February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950)
Caraway 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. She won re- election to a
full term in 1932 with the active support of fellow Senator Huey Long
of neighboring Louisiana, She was the first woman to win an election
for the United States Senate.