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  Hattie Caraway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hattie Wyatt was born near Bakerville, Tennessee in Humphreys County.
Hattie Caraway married Thaddeus H. Caraway and moved with him to Jonesboro, Arkansas where she cared for their children and home and her husband practiced law and started a political career.
Hattie Caraway suffered a stroke in early 1950 and died in Falls Church, Virginia.
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 Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878 - 1950)
While in the Senate, Hattie Caraway in 1933 became the first woman to chair a Senate Committee and in 1943 became the first woman to take up the gavel on the Senate floor as the Senate's presiding officer.
I feel a special bond with Hattie Caraway because I followed in her footsteps to become the second woman to serve Arkansas in the U.S. Senate in 1998.
After Hattie Caraway's path-breaking career concluded in 1945 when then- Representative William Fulbright beat her in the primary, her Senate colleagues honored her for her service with a standing ovation on the Senate floor.
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 Berry (AR01) -- Press Release -- Berry Secures Legislation to Designate the Hattie W. Caraway Post Office in Jonesboro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Hattie W. Caraway was elected to the U.S. Senate on January 12, 1932 in a special election to finish her husband's term, and was re-elected twice by her fellow Arkansans.
Hattie Caraway was a resident of Jonesboro, Arkansas for nearly 50 years and recently became the first Arkansan to ever appear on a U.S. postal stamp.
The new Hattie W. Caraway Station will be an expansion of the delivery annex built in 1998 and will contain 1100 PO Boxes, clerk services, a postal store, passport operations, and delivery operations.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/ar01_berry/jonesboropost.html   (344 words)

  
 UNIV. OF ARKANSAS, FAYETTEVILLE: Hattie Wyatt Caraway Papers
Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878-1950), U. Senator from Arkansas 1931-1944, was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in her own right.
Thaddeus Caraway was elected to the United States Congress in 1912, and to the Senate in 1920.
HWC (Washington, D.C.) to “Dear Sir,” asking for the official record of Robert Wyatt, a soldier in the War of 1812.
libinfo.uark.edu /specialcollections/findingaids/caraway.html   (1471 words)

  
 Caraway - Herbal Index - herbindex.net
Caraway fruits, (erroneously called seeds) are crescent-shaped achenes, around 2 mm long, with five pale ridges.
Caraway seed oil is also used as a fragrance component in soaps, lotions, and perfumes.
Caraway Thyme has a strong caraway scent and is sometimes used as a substitute for real caraway in recipies.
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 Hattie Caraway (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In May 1932, Hattie Caraway announced she was a candidate for re-election to a full term.
Caraway approached Huey Long and he agreed to help her in her campaign.
Hattie Caraway of Arkansas can testify to his powers, for when she entered the primary asking to succeed her late husband in the United States Senate, she was generally expected to run last among five candidates and to poll not more than 2, 000 votes.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /USAcarawayH.htm   (699 words)

  
 Hattie W. Caraway Stamp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The stamp itself was a "first" for Senator Caraway, since she became the first Arkansan to be commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp for accomplishments benefitting her home state.
Caraway not only for her Senate service, but for her role as a local citizen and her support of Arkansas State University.
Caraway’s relatives still reside in the area and attended the Museum ceremony.
asunews.astate.edu /caraway.htm   (385 words)

  
 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 1944 Caraway was defeated by William Fulbright.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAcarawayH.htm   (699 words)

  
 Lincoln, Pryor Announce Hattie Caraway Post Office One Step Closer to Reality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
“Hattie Caraway has been a tremendous role model for me as I have followed in her footsteps to become the second woman to serve Arkansas in the U.S. Senate,” Lincoln said.
“Hattie Caraway served Arkansas with unwavering dedication and public integrity, and designating this post office in Jonesboro in her name is a small step Congress can take to honor her legacy.
In 1933, Caraway became the first woman to chair a Senate committee and in 1943, she became the first woman to take up the gavel on the Senate floor as the Senate’s presiding officer.
www.lincoln.senate.gov /press_show.cfm?id=257014   (360 words)

  
 Stamp honors first woman elected to Senate: 2/25/01
The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Hattie W. Caraway, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, with a 76-cent definitive stamp.
Caraway (1878-1950) was appointed to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 13, 1931, a few days after the death of her husband, Sen. Thaddeus Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas.
The stamp features a portrait of Caraway by artist Mark Summers, who used as a reference a fl-and-white photograph taken on Oct. 21, 1943.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/02-01/02-25-01/f06ho197.htm   (338 words)

  
 Hattie Wyatt Caraway — FactMonster.com
near Bakerville, Tenn. In 1932 she was appointed to fill the unexpired Senate term from Arkansas of her late husband, Thaddeus H. Caraway.
After failing to win renomination in 1944, she was appointed (1945) by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the Federal Employees Compensation Commission.
Hattie Wyatt CARAWAY - CARAWAY, Hattie Wyatt (1878—1950) Senate Years of Service: 1931-1945 Party: Democrat CARAWAY,...
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 Huey Long
In the summer of 1932 Long took on the Democratic Party machine when he decided to support Hattie Caraway, the first women to be elected to Congress, in her bid to hold her seat in the Senate.
Joseph T. Robinson and other leaders of the party in Arkansas were opposed to the idea and told her she would not win the party nomination.
Caraway approached Long and he agreed to help her in her campaign and she defeated her nearest competitor by two to one.
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 Daily Floor Briefing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
H.R. 4456 designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2404 Race Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, as the “Hattie W. Caraway Station.” This Post Office would honor Hattie Caraway as the first woman to be elected to the United States Senate, which took place on January 12, 1932.
A resident of Jonesboro for nearly 50 years, she reared her family, attended church and actively participated in the Jonesboro community and civic organizations.
On February 21, 2001 in Little Rock, the 76-cent Hattie Caraway definitive stamp was unveiled, which was the third in the "Distinguished Americans" series after Joseph W. Stilwell and Claude Pepper.
www.gop.gov /Committeecentral/printversion/20060208dfb.asp   (2376 words)

  
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Caraway had initially been appointed to that body on November 13, 1931, a few days after the death of her husband, Senator Thaddeus Caraway.
In 1933, Caraway became the first woman to chair a Senate WOMEN ONSTAMPS 51 WOMEN ONSTAMPS committee (the Committee on Enrolled Bills) and in 1943 was the first woman in Congress to cosponsor the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.
After leaving the Senate, Caraway was appointed by President Roosevelt to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Commission and to the Employees’ Compensation Appeal Board.
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 CARAWAY, Hattie Wyatt (1878-1950) Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
“Senator Hattie Caraway: A Study in Rhetorical Efficacy.” Master’s thesis, University of Arkansas, 1976.
Silent Hattie Speaks: The Personal Journal of Senator Hattie Caraway.
“Hattie Wyatt Caraway: United States Senator, 1931-1945.” Master’s thesis, University of Arkansas, 1975.
bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=C000138   (74 words)

  
 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville: August Barnwell Clark Papers
A large portion concerns political appointments and Clark's ties to Senator Hattie W. Caraway and Congressman Ben Cravens.
Much of the material concerns political appointments in the area, particularly as related to Clark's ties to Senator Hattie W.
Much of the correspondence is with Senator Hattie W. Caraway, Congressman Ben Cravens, and Garrett Whiteside, secretary to Senator Caraway, concerning political matters and federal appointments.
libinfo.uark.edu /specialcollections/findingaids/clark.html   (924 words)

  
 Dickson County Chamber of Commerce: Community Information
In fact, one graduate, Hattie Wyatt succeeded her husband, Senator Thad H. Caraway (also a graduate) in 1931 from the state of Arkansas.
Then, defying conventional wisdom and party leadership, she became the first woman in American history to be elected to the United States Senate in January 1932.
While in the US Senate (1931-1945), Caraway, in 1933 became the first woman to chair a Senate Committee and in 1943 she became the first woman to take up the gavel on the Senate floor as the Senate’s presiding officer.
www.dicksoncountychamber.com /community/dickson.html   (1337 words)

  
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Hattie W. Caraway, Senator from Arkansas; Joseph F. Guffey, Senator from Pennsylvania, and Governor George C. Peery of Virginia, scheduled to welcome the President and other visitors to the Old Dominion and Charlottesville.
Other notable guests will be Orman W. Ewing, member of the Democratic National Committee, Utah; Mrs.
Traffic and parking committee: Gilbert Campbell chairman; W. Albie Barksdale, J.P. Grove, R.A. Rinehart, C. Nelson Beck, J.F. Fowler, A.P. Hull, Walter Chisholm, Stuart Rothwell, P.E. Taylor, S.A. Morris and H.A. George Jr.
www.vahistory.org /070336c.html   (1072 words)

  
 Women Depicted in Art in the United States Capitol and Legislative Buildings
Hattie O.W. Caraway - Oil on canvas by J.O. Buckley, 1996.
Located in the Senate wing, third floor, east corridor.
Carver) - Oil on canvas by Robert W. Weir, 1843.
www.aoc.gov /cc/art/special/w_depict.cfm   (516 words)

  
 Systems Information Resources: A Resource and Information Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pundits and wags thought they saw a parallel between the Campanile's fall and the much larger Tower's rise; between the two events, Met Life president John Hegeman had been indicted for unethical business practices, but was cleared of all charges." [source].
On June 1st, Harvard educated W. Du Bois, Oswald Garrison Villard, and liberal whites establish the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to promote economic and intellectual equal opportunity for fls.
1932: Hattie W. Caraway is appointed Senator from Arkansas to fill her husband's seat when he dies.
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 WebWire® | Postal Service To Issue New Stamps Honoring Dr. Jonas Salk And Dr. Albert Sabin
Summers is well known for his scratchboard technique, a style distinguished by a dense network of horizontal lines etched with exquisite precision.
He also created stamp art for the other issuances in the Distinguished Americans series: Joseph W. Stilwell (2000), Claude Pepper (2000), Hattie W. Caraway (2001), Edna Ferber (2002) and Wilma Rudolph (2004).
Jonas Salk was born in New York City on October 28, 1914.
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 Edna Ferber graces new stamp: 7/7/02
The stamp is the fourth in the Distinguished Americans Series.
The first three in the series were Joseph W. Stillwell in 2000, and Claude Pepper and Hattie W. Caraway in 2001.
First-day-of-issue postmarks are available through the Stamp Fulfillment Services, which also offers first-day covers for all new issues.
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 Trading stamps thriving   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In 1773, the first public museum in America was established, in Charleston, S.C. In 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.
Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 1942, President Roosevelt created the National War Labor Board.
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 Somos Primos: Dedicated to Hispanic Heritage and Diversity Issues
January 12, 1932: Hattie W. Caraway became first woman elected to U.S. Senate.
January 24, 1848: James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill in Northern California, a discovery that led to the gold rush of '49.
A painting of a dark-skinned Jesus, by an artist who used a woman as a model, has been selected by a Catholic publications as the winner of its contest to update the image of Christ.
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 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Capoeman-baller to Carew (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Caraway, Hattie Ophelia Wyatt (1878-1950) — also known as Hattie W. Caraway; Hattie Ophelia Wyatt — of Jonesboro,
U.S. Senator from Arkansas, 1931-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas,
Caraway, Thaddeus Horatius (1871-1931) — also known as Thaddeus H. Caraway — of Jonesboro,
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 Caraway: Homes, Real Estate, Poetry, Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A letter of commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented by FHS principal Jim Price.
Jonesboro post office in line for Hattie Caraway name
WASHINGTON - A bill to name a Jonesboro post office after Hattie Caraway awaits President Bush's signature.
www.ourarkansas.us /Caraway/72419.html   (1987 words)

  
 David G. Phillips Co., Inc. Sale - 107 Page 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
GEORGE W., (1804-1896), Delegate from Michigan Territory to Congress (1835-6); Secured establishment of Wisconsin Territory (1836) & of Iowa Terr.; U.S. Sen. from Iowa (1848-59); U.S. Minister to New Grenada (1859-61), who, in a celebrated early incident of the Civil War, was arrested on his return to the U.S., by orders of Sec.
Most are dated 1943-44 & addressed to Major General Eugene Reybold, Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army in the War Dept., Wash., D.C. A wide variety of different State's Congressmen & Senators represented, with only a few duplicates.
of Navy Charles Francis Adams; Claude Pepper; Hattie W. Caraway (on 1932 cvr, 1st female elected to U.S. Senate); Robert A. Taft, Theo Bilbo, etc...
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 Homeschool Study Guides - These United States
Arkansas has the only working diamond mine in the United States.
Hattie O.W. Caraway (D) was the first woman elected to the US Senate.
Arkansas is based on the Sioux Indian word meaning "downstream place."
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 Hattie Wyatt Caraway — Infoplease.com
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 U.S. Senate: Senators Home > State Information > Arkansas
Statuary: James Paul Clarke by Frederic W. Ruckstull, located in the Hall of Columns; Uriah Milton Rose by Pompeo Coppini, located in Statuary Hall.
Portraits: Hattie W. Caraway by J. Buckley, located in the main hallway of the second floor on the Senate side of the Capitol.
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol has statues donated by individual states.
www.senate.gov /pagelayout/senators/one_item_and_teasers/arkansas.htm   (216 words)

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