Hattie Caraway,first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.

                                         

Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway (February 1, 1878 – December 21, 1950) was the first woman elected to serve a full term as a United States Senator. Caraway represented Arkansas. She was the first woman to preside over the Senate. She won reelection to a full term in 1932 with the active support of fellow Senator Huey Pierce Long, Jr., of neighboring Louisiana.