On This Day In Alabama History: Hattie Hooker Wilkins Was Born

Alabama News Center | July 28, 2018 @ 5:00 am

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

July 28, 1875

Born on July 28, 1875, Hattie Hooker Wilkins was the first woman elected as a representative in the Alabama Legislature. The Selma native ran in the 1922 election with a firm belief that government should have a better representation of woman. While in office, Wilkins was most concerned with reforming education and improving health care in Alabama. Wilkins also founded the Selma Suffrage Association and was a member of the Alabama Equal Suffrage Association, where she spearheaded the movement proclaiming a woman’s right to vote. She served one term, and was the only woman elected to the Alabama Legislature until 1937.

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