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Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, the flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle with cancer, a family spokeswoman said. She was 73.
Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer , when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention .
Sep 14, 2006 · Born Dorothy Ann Willis on Sept. 1, 1933, in Lakeview, Texas, she married her high school sweetheart David Richards. She left a teaching career to raise four children, but volunteered her time in ...
Sep 13, 2006 · AUSTIN — Ann Richards, who shed the role of homemaker to rise through Texas politics to become the state's 45th governor and a national celebrity, died today after a six-month battle with cancer ...
Sep 13, 2006 · Sept. 13, 2006. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Former Gov. Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle with ...
Sep 14, 2006 · September 13, 2006 / 10:59 PM EDT / CBS/AP. Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards - the tough, powerful, witty, and always quotable Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity - died ...
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Sep 14, 2006 · Sept. 14, 2006. Correction Appended. Ann W. Richards, the silver-haired Texas activist who galvanized the 1988 Democratic National Convention with her tart keynote speech and was the state's 45th ...