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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.
Dixie Bibb Graves (Montgomery, 26 de julho de 1882 – Montgomery, 21 de janeiro de 1965) foi uma política norte-americana. Filiada ao Partido Democrata, foi nomeada por seu esposo, o Governador Bibb Graves, para o Senado dos Estados Unidos pelo Alabama em vaga aberta pela renúncia de Hugo Black.
- Estados Unidos
- 21 de janeiro de 1965 (82 anos), Montgomery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- 26 de julho de 1882, Montgomery
Graves appointed his wife, Dixie Bibb Graves, to serve the remainder of Black's term. She thus became Alabama's first woman U.S. senator.
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 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.
4 de abr. de 2024 · Young Dixie Bibb As Alabama’s 40th governor, Graves compiled an impressive record. The legislature enacted his proposal to end the convict-lease system late in 1927, making Alabama the last state in the nation to do so.
MLK Library. GRAVES, Dixie Bibb (1882-1965) Member XML. Senate Years of Service: 1937-1938. Biography.
