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  (b. 1 February 1878 Bakerville, Tennessee, USA   d. 21 December 1950 Falls Church, Virginia, USA )  

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Hattie Ophelia WYATT was born 1 February 1878 in Bakerville, Tennessee, USA

Hattie Ophelia WYATT was the child of William Carroll WYATT   and   Louisa "Lucy" Mildred RYLAND and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Robert Henry WYATT and Mary JONES

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Hattie Ophelia  married  Thaddeus Horatius CARAWAY 5 February 1902 in Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA .  Thaddeus Horatius CARAWAY  was born 17 October 1871 in Spring Hill, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA.  Thaddeus Horatius died 6 November 1931 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.  Thaddeus Horatius was the child of Tolbert F S CARAWAY and Mary Ellen SCATES.

Hattie Ophelia WYATT died 21 December 1950 in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.





m. Thaddeus Caraway​
​(m. 1902; died 1931)


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Hattie Ophelia WYATT was a American politician who became the first woman elected to serve a full term as a United States Senator.

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Hattie Ophelia WYATT married flag male ancestor Thaddeus Horatius CARAWAY-- Date: 5 February 1902 Place: Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA
Thaddeus Horatius CARAWAY was the child of Tolbert F S CARAWAY and Mary Ellen SCATES




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birth1878 Birth
1 February 1878
Bakerville, Tennessee, USA
marriage1902 Marriage / Partner
Hattie Ophelia WYATT and Thaddeus Horatius CARAWAY 5 February 1902, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA

She was 24 years old.
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1931 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thaddeus Horatius CARAWAY died 6 November 1931, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
1932 - Hattie O. W. Caraway (D) was the first woman elected to the United States Senate. She succeeded her husband.
In 1932, Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway made history by becoming the first woman elected to the United States Senate. Her election was a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle for gender equality and women's rights. Caraway, a Democrat from Arkansas, succeeded her late husband, Thaddeus Caraway, who had served in the Senate until his death. Initially appointed to fill her husband's vacancy, Caraway's decision to run for a full term was groundbreaking and challenged traditional gender roles and expectations.

Despite facing significant challenges and prejudices due to her gender, Caraway ran a successful campaign, winning the election and securing her place in history. Throughout her tenure in the Senate, she championed various causes, including veterans' benefits and women's rights. Caraway's election paved the way for future generations of women to enter the political arena and helped break down barriers to women's full participation in government and public life.
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1932 - January 12 – Hattie W. Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
Hattie Wyatt Caraway served for 14 years in the U.S. Senate and established a number of 'firsts,' including her 1932 feat of winning election to the upper chamber of Congress in her own right. Drawing principally from the power of the widow's mandate and the personal relationships she cultivated with a wide cross–section of her constituency, 'Silent Hattie' was a faithful, if staid, supporter of New Deal reforms, which aided her largely agricultural state...
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January 12, 1932
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
death1950 Death
21 December 1950
Falls Church, Virginia, USA

She died at the age of 72.
Added: 9/30/2022 10:19:15 AM - Updated: 6/15/2024 12:41:19 PM

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