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Women in American History

Hattie Caraway Elected to Senate

Hattie Wyatt Caraway became the first woman elected to the US Senate. She had first been appointed to the Senate to fill out the term of her husband in 1931. In 1932, she was elected in a special election. She was re-elected and served until 1944.

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