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Nellie Davis Ross (née Tayloe; November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953.
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Apr 4, 2024 · Nellie Tayloe Ross was the 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 Ross, who died just prior to the election.
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Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first woman in the United States to serve as a state governor and also the first woman appointed as director of the US Mint. She was born on November 29, 1876, near St. Joseph, Missouri, to James Wynne and Elizabeth Blair Green Tayloe.
Nov 4, 2014 · AP Images. By Charlotte Alter. November 4, 2014 12:00 PM EST. B efore there was Sarah Palin or Ann Richards, there was Nellie Tayloe Ross. Ninety years ago today, on Nov 4, 1924, Ross was...
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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.
