# 3432 - 2001 76 Hattie Caraway Die cut 11 1/2 x 11
76¢ Hattie Caraway
Distinguished Americans Series
City: Little Rock, AR
Printed by:Â Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Color:Â Red and black
First Woman Elected To The U.S. SenateÂ
Born in Bakerville, Tennessee, on February 1, 1878, Hattie Wyatt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dickson (Tennessee) Normal College in 1896. She taught school for a few years before marrying Thaddeus Caraway in 1902.
After they were married, the Caraways moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas, where Thaddeus opened a legal practice and Hattie raised their three children and oversaw their cotton farm. Thaddeus entered politics in 1912, serving in the House of Representatives. He was then made a US Senator in 1921.
Most people had expected that Hattie would hold her husbandâs seat for the remainder of his term, but not run for re-election. So on the filing deadline in May, she shocked many in Arkansas when she announced she would run to keep her seat. Hattie proclaimed, âThe time has passed when a woman should be placed in a position and kept there only while someone else is being groomed for the job.â
Hattie continued to add several âfirstsâ to her resume â she was the first woman to chair the Enrolled Bills Committee, the first woman to ever chair a Senate committee, the first woman to preside over the Senate, the first senior woman Senator, and the first to run a Senate hearing.
76¢ Hattie Caraway
Distinguished Americans Series
City: Little Rock, AR
Printed by:Â Banknote Corporation of America
Printing Method: Lithographed and engraved
Color:Â Red and black
First Woman Elected To The U.S. SenateÂ
Born in Bakerville, Tennessee, on February 1, 1878, Hattie Wyatt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dickson (Tennessee) Normal College in 1896. She taught school for a few years before marrying Thaddeus Caraway in 1902.
After they were married, the Caraways moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas, where Thaddeus opened a legal practice and Hattie raised their three children and oversaw their cotton farm. Thaddeus entered politics in 1912, serving in the House of Representatives. He was then made a US Senator in 1921.
Most people had expected that Hattie would hold her husbandâs seat for the remainder of his term, but not run for re-election. So on the filing deadline in May, she shocked many in Arkansas when she announced she would run to keep her seat. Hattie proclaimed, âThe time has passed when a woman should be placed in a position and kept there only while someone else is being groomed for the job.â
Hattie continued to add several âfirstsâ to her resume â she was the first woman to chair the Enrolled Bills Committee, the first woman to ever chair a Senate committee, the first woman to preside over the Senate, the first senior woman Senator, and the first to run a Senate hearing.