William B. Ross
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5 days ago · Wyoming was the first state to allow women to vote and the first to elect a female governor: Nellie Tayloe Ross, who served from 1925-1927. ... first to elect a ...
4 days ago · She is not as well-remembered as other famous women office-holders like Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first woman to serve in Congress, and Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming, the first...
2 days ago · To emphasize their dedication to equal gender rights, Wyoming elected Nellie Tayloe Ross as the nation’s first female governor in 1925. These crucial victories for women were instrumental in propelling the struggle for equality at a time when opportunities for women were limited nationwide.
1 day ago · January 5 – Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first female governor (Wyoming) in the United States. Twelve days later, Ma Ferguson becomes first female governor of Texas. January 25 – Hjalmar Branting resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden because of ill health, and is replaced by the minister of trade, Rickard Sandler.
4 days ago · Although Nellie Tayloe Ross (Wyoming in 1924) and Miriam Ferguson (Texas in 1925) were elected state Governors earlier than Ella Grasso was, they were both preceded by husbands who were also Governors. Grasso was elected Governor of Connecticut in 1974, the first woman to be elected Governor in her own right.
4 days ago · Image ah300035, Ludwig & Svenson Studio Photographs, Coll. No. 167, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. At its November 12, 1920, meeting, the trustees began planning for the expansion of the dormitory. William Dubois also designed the addition. John Howard, a Cheyenne builder, was awarded the building contract on May 2, 1921.
3 days ago · She ran for governor of Michigan in 2002 and was elected the state's first female governor. She was re-elected in 2006 . Granholm was a member of the presidential transition team for Barack Obama before he assumed office in 2009. [1]
