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First woman as Governor of Alabama. First woman to die in office as governor Died in office 1 year, 112 days Ella T. Grasso (1919–1981) Connecticut: January 8, 1975: December 31, 1980: Democratic: First woman as Governor of Connecticut: Resigned 5 years, 358 days [12] Dixy Lee Ray (1914–1994) Washington: January 12, 1977: January 14, 1981 ...
In 2008, Whitman was cited by The New York Times as among the women most likely to become the first female president of the United States. [5] She ran for governor of California in 2010, winning the Republican primary. The fifth-wealthiest woman in California with a net worth of $1.3 billion in 2010, [6] she spent, at the time, more of her own ...
Ronald Reagan, who was president of the Screen Actors Guild and later president of the United States, and Arnold Schwarzenegger both came to prominence through acting. Gray Davis, the 37th governor of California, was the second governor in American history to be recalled by voters.
(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 17 January 1933: 15 January 1935: 1 year, 363 days Olga Boettcher Chile South America
Janet Ann Napolitano (/ n ə p ɒ l ɪ ˈ t æ n oʊ /; [1] born November 29, 1957) [2] is an American politician, lawyer, and academic administrator. She served as president of the University of California from 2013 to 2020, on the faculty at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley since 2015, the United States secretary of homeland security from 2009 to ...
During a visit to Sacramento this week, Vice President Kamala Harris spent time with two women aiming to become California's first female governor.
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First woman to run for a Senate seat - Jeannette Rankin - 1918 [274] First female to preside over the House – Alice Mary Robertson of Oklahoma - 1921 [citation needed] First woman to be appointed to the United States Senate - Rebecca Latimer Felton - 1922 [275] First woman to be elected to the United States Senate - Hattie Caraway - 1932 [276]