Issue, First Day Souvenir - Hattie W. Caraway

 
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Issue, First Day Souvenir - Hattie W. Caraway
Hattie Caraway souvenir page
Hattie Caraway souvenir page

Issue, First Day Souvenir - Hattie W. Caraway

Object number2008.111.01
DateFebruary 21, 2001
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions10 1/2 x 8 in. (26.7 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionHattie Caraway first day of issue Stamp, Purple Souvenir Page.

Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway was born on February 1, 1878 near Bakersville, Tennessee. Caraway married Thaddeus “Thad” Horatius Caraway of Clay County, Arkansas on February 5, 1902. Caraway focused on raising their three children while her husband began his political career in the United States House of Representatives. When Thad unexpectedly passed away in 1931, Caraway was appointed to fill his vacancy and served until 1945. She is most widely known for her work for the Equal Nationality Treaty of 1934 and the Equal Rights Amendment. Caraway died in January 1950 after suffering a stroke.
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