January 2, 1945

Hattie Caraway, the first woman in the U.S. Senate, served her last day in the Senate, having been defeated in the previous year’s election by J. William Fulbright. During her career in the Senate, Caraway was known as “Silent Hattie,” but she was a strong supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs and was instrumental in locating many wartime industries in Arkansas.

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