Newspaper, Fort Smith Times Record - Hattie Caraway to U.S. Senate

 
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Newspaper - Hattie Caraway to U.S. Senate
Newspaper, Fort Smith Times Record - Hattie Caraway to U.S. Senate
Newspaper - Hattie Caraway to U.S. Senate
Newspaper - Hattie Caraway to U.S. Senate

Newspaper, Fort Smith Times Record - Hattie Caraway to U.S. Senate

Object number2008.013.01
DateNovember 13, 1931
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions21 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (55.2 x 44.5 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionFort Smith Times Record daily newspaper, Friday, November 13, 1931, announcing the appointment of Hattie Caraway to the United States Senate.

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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