Listen To The Episode On this episode of Arts & Letters, we talk with writer, academic and actor Dr. Nancy Hendricks, who sings the praises of the first elected U.S. female Senator, Hattie Caraway (1878-1950). Dr. Nancy Hendricks is the author of Senator Hattie Caraway: An Arkansas Legacy, published by The History Press. Hendricks: "Hattie Caraway has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. My father knew her during World War II and shared stories of the first woman elected as a