First Woman Elected to the US Senate
By OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91204)
United States
January 12, 2026 8:03am CST
What a looker she was too.
She married Thaddeus, he died, and she filled his seat, all while raising her kids on their cotton farm in Arkansas.
She was born Hattie Ophelia Wyatt in Tennessee, served as a Democratic Senator from Arkansas, and was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, representing a good family background in the early 20th-century American South.
Background: Born in Bakerville, Tennessee, in 1878, to a farming family, she later married Thaddeus Caraway, who served in Congress.
Political Career: She became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932, filling her late husband's seat and then winning a full term, serving until 1945.
I love the name Hattie too.
Do you?
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6 responses
@DaddyEvil (165747)
• United States
12 Jan
There used to be a myLot member named Hattie... She passed away several years ago. I enjoyed visiting with her while she was still active.
Hattie isn't a name I'd give my child, if I had another child. 
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@GoAskAlice (5857)
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12 Jan
'Hattie' is close
This is Patsie Hatley's user profile on myLot. Discussions, responses, comments, likes & more.
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@DaddyEvil (165747)
• United States
12 Jan
@GoAskAlice Thank you. It's been a long, long time since I talked with her. I usually can't remember names for very long.
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@aninditasen (17941)
• Raurkela, India
13 Jan
We don't have such a name in India but the name does sound good.
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