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Dixie Bibb Graves (July 26, 1882 – January 21, 1965) was a first lady of the State of Alabama and the first woman to serve as a United States senator from Alabama. She was appointed to the Senate by her husband, Governor Bibb Graves, when Senator Hugo Black resigned in order to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in August 1937.
7 de jul. de 2023 · Known as “Miss Dixie” by most Alabamians, Graves was an early advocate for women’s rights who supported drafting women in times of war, participated in the Alabama suffrage movement, and was the first woman to have represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate.
Dixie Bibb Graves (26 de julio de 1882 – 21 de enero de 1965) fue una primera dama del Estado de Alabama y la primera mujer en ser senadora de Estados Unidos de Alabama. Fue nombrada al Senado por su esposo, gobernador Bibb Graves, cuando el Senador Hugo Black renunció para servir en la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos en agosto de 1937.
Dixie Bibb Graves was Alabama's first female Senator. In 1937 she was appointed to serve the unexpired term of Hugo Black in the United States Senate and delivered the first speech there by a woman Senator.
Dixie Bibb Graves was a first lady of the State of Alabama and the first woman to serve as a United States senator from Alabama. She was appointed to the Senate by her husband, Governor Bibb Graves, when Senator Hugo Black resigned in order to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in August 1937.
Bibb and Dixie Bibb Graves. Governor Bibb Graves appointed his wife, Dixie Bibb Graves, to the U.S. Senate in 1937 to fill the seat of Hugo Black. The action caused controversy and Gov. Graves was accused of nepotism.
Dixie Bibb GRAVES, Congress, AL (1882-1965) Senate Years of Service: 1937-1938. Party: Democrat.
