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Miriam A. Ferguson was Texas' first woman governor. She served two terms, 1925 to 1927 and 1933 to 1935. She first ran in 1924 on the platform of vindicating her husband, former Governor Jim Ferguson, who had been impeached.
Miriam Amanda " Ma " Ferguson ( née Wallace; June 13, 1875 – June 25, 1961) was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Texas: from 1925 to 1927, and from 1933 to 1935. She was the first female governor of Texas, and the second woman to be governor of any U.S. state, after Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming. [1]
Inaugurated fifteen days after Wyoming's Nellie Ross, Miriam Ferguson became the second woman governor in United States history. Political strife and controversy characterized her first administration.
3 days ago · Miriam "Ma" Ferguson. June 13, 1875–June 25, 1961. Miriam Amanda Wallace wasn't considering a career in politics when she enrolled at Baylor Female College in the 1890s. In 1899, she married James Ferguson and planned to settle down and raise a family.
Apr 2, 2024 · Miriam A. Ferguson, the first female governor of Texas, broke significant gender barriers in American politics during the early 20th century.
May 8, 2024 · Miriam Ferguson (born June 13, 1875, Bell county, Texas, U.S.—died June 25, 1961, Austin, Texas) was an American politician who in 1925 became the first female governor of Texas after campaigning as a stand-in for her husband, James Edward (Jim) Ferguson, who had been convicted of financial crimes and impeached as governor in 1917 and was ...
Ferguson, Miriam A. (1875–1961) Texan who was the first woman in the U.S. to be elected to a full term as a state governor. Name variations: Ma Ferguson. Born Miriam Amanda Wallace in Bell County, Texas, on June 13, 1875; died on June 25, 1961, in Austin, Texas; daughter of Joseph Lapsley and Eliza (Garrison) Wallace (well-to-do ...
Dec 5, 2015 · Mrs. Miriam Amanda Ferguson. Miriam Amanda Wallace wasn't considering a career in politics when she enrolled at Baylor Female College in the 1890s. In 1899, she married James Ferguson and...
M. Ferguson was the first woman governor of Texas and the second woman governor in the United States.
Jan 9, 2022 · The Fergusons and their allies, repelled by the violence and corruption the Klan brought with it, portrayed Miriam Ferguson, “Ma,” as the embodiment of traditional Texas values and motherhood....
