‘Hattie Caraway’ visits Hot Springs Village Dems on January 24 In 1932, the campaign called a “circus hitched to a tornado” roared across Arkansas led by Huey Long and Arkansas’ own Hattie Caraway, the first woman elected to the United States Senate. More than eighty years later, “Hattie” will appear at the Hot Springs Village Democratic Club Meeting at the Coronado Center, 150 Ponderosa Ln. Hot Springs Village, on Friday, January 24, from 4-6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Social hour begins at 3p.m. Hattie will be portrayed by Caraway scholar and writer Dr. Nancy Hendricks in her signature role. Along with appearing nationwide in character as Hattie, Hendricks is the author of a new book, Senator Hattie Caraway: An Arkansas Legacy, which takes a fresh look at Caraway. The book is based on previously unseen letters and photographs as well as newspaper accounts from the 1930s and ‘40s. It is published by The History Press in print, e-book and audio book editions. Hendricks, who divides her time between Hot Springs Village and Washington D.C., will hold a book signing after the program. Hendricks holds a doctorate in education, a master’s degree in English and a bachelor’s in English and theatre. Formerly a professional actor, Hendricks is also an award-winning writer and author of the book, Dear Mrs. Caraway, Dear Mr. Kays. Hendricks appeared in her signature role as Caraway in the film, Hattie Caraway: the Silent Woman, which was shown on Arkansas Educational Television (AETN), and also performs a one-person program nationwide titled Hattie to Hillary: Women in Politics, which will be excerpted at her HSV Democratic Club presentation. Come out to Hot Springs Village January 24th and join us for an intriguing look into the story of Hattie Caraway and hear Dr. Hendricks’s perspective on Women in Politics, Hattie to Hillary.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:30:07 +0000
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