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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.
She was the second elected female state governor in the United States to assume office, and the first to be elected in a general election. Nellie Tayloe Ross had been sworn in as governor of Wyoming to finish the unexpired term of her late husband two weeks before Ferguson's inauguration, though Ross and Ferguson won their respective elections ...
First woman to serve as governor. First woman as Governor of Wyoming. First woman elected in a special election: Lost reelection 1 year, 363 days [10] Miriam A. Ferguson (1875–1961) Texas: January 20, 1925: January 17, 1927: Democratic: First woman as Governor of Texas. First woman elected in a general election.
While the majority of real estate agents today are female, in 1908, when the National Association of Realtors was founded, the group was 100 percent male. The first woman was admitted to its ...
Governors of the Territory of Wyoming; No. Governor Term in office [a] Appointing President 1 John Allen Campbell (1835–1880) [2] April 7, 1869 [b] – February 10, 1875 (successor appointed) Ulysses S. Grant: 2 John Milton Thayer (1820–1906) [6] February 10, 1875 [c] – April 10, 1878 (successor appointed) Ulysses S. Grant: 3 John Wesley ...
Governor of Viceroyalty of Peru: 7 June 1668: 12 November 1668: 158 days Nellie Tayloe Ross (First female American governor) United States North America Governor of Wyoming 5 January 1925: 3 January 1927: 1 year, 363 days Miriam A. Wallace Ferguson United States North America Governor of Texas 20 January 1925: 17 January 1927: 1 year, 362 days
Texas has had only two female governors in its history. Miriam Ferguson (Democrat) became the state's first female governor in 1924. Her husband, James Ferguson (Democrat), had previously served as Texas governor but was unable to secure his place on the ballot in the 1924 election after being impeached in his last term. Instead, Miriam entered ...
The governor wants to honor local control and give communities as many tools as possible, he said. Auer said he found exemplary efforts in places like Cheyenne, Casper and Lincoln County.