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Jun 6, 2013 · When she turned 100 in 1976, Governor Ed Hershler declared November 29 th of that year Nellie Tayloe Ross Day. Nellie Ross passed away at the ripe old age of 101 in 1977 and Governor Hershler gave her eulogy. The collection includes documents from throughout Mrs. Ross’ long life. These documents include pictures, letters, newspaper clippings ...
Jan 5, 2018 · On this day in 1925, the nation’s first woman governor took office in Wyoming. Nellie Tayloe Ross was sworn into office as Wyoming’s 14 th Governor on January 5, 1925. Ross was elected to complete the term of the previous governor, her husband, William Bradford Ross. William Ross died in office in October of 1924 following ...
Jan 25, 2021 · On January 5, 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977) took office as governor of Wyoming, making her the first woman elected as governor in the United States. Her unusual path into politics deserves a closer look. Born in Missouri, Nellie moved to Omaha with her family in 1892, where she gave piano lessons and studied to be a kindergarten teacher.
Rick Ewig talked about Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first female Governor in the United States. Wyoming voters elected Ross in the 1920s, a time when women across the country had just received the ...
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Jan 3, 2022 · Photos from a magazine article about Nellie Tayloe Ross, July 1950. Box 18, Nellie Tayloe Ross papers, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. Nellie Tayloe Ross was so accomplished in her role as Director of the Mint, that she served for twenty years under three Presidents, both Democrat and Republican.
Nellie Tayloe Ross, née Nellie Tayloe Wynns, (born Nov. 29, 1876, St. Joseph, Mo., U.S.—died Dec. 20, 1977, Washington, D.C.), first woman in the United States to serve as governor of a state and the first woman to direct the U.S. mint. Ross was elected governor of Wyoming in 1924, succeeding her husband, incumbent Democrat William Bradford ...
Nov 4, 2014 · Nellie Tayloe Ross refused to campaign, but easily won the race on November 4, 1924, over Republican nominee Eugene J. Sullivan, an attorney from Casper, Wyoming. On January 5, 1925, she became the first woman governor of the United States. As governor she called for tax cuts, government assistance for poor farmers, banking reform, and laws ...
