Hattie Caraway was a pioneering politician born in Tennessee on February 1, 1878. She was the first woman to be elected to the United States Senate, and her career in politics spanned over two decades. Her net worth, biography, age, height, family, and career updates are all available for those interested in learning more about her remarkable life.
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💰Hattie Caraway Net worth: $1 - $5 Millions
Politician from Arkansas who, in 1931, became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, where she served until 1945. She was the first woman legislator to co-sponsor the Equal Rights Amendment.
She married Thaddeus H. Caraway in 1902, with the two settling in Arkansas, where he became a U.S. Senator.
After her husband's untimely death, she was appointed to take his Senate seat, and later that year she won a special election for a full six-year term, which she used to champion women's rights.
She had three sons with Thaddeus: Paul Wyatt, Forrest, Robert Easley.
She was opposed in her fight for women's rights by not only men, but also some women, including Phyllis Schlafly.
