Related Program: The Reader’s Notebook The Reader’s Notebook: Hattie Wyatt Caraway By Greg Jenkins • Feb 1, 2021 Related Program: The Reader’s Notebook ShareTweetEmail Credit history.house.gov February 1, 2021 -- Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway was an American politician who became 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. Listen Listening... / 4:14 ShareTweetEmailView the discussion thread.