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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.
The governor of Wyoming is the head of government of Wyoming, and the commander-in-chief of the Wyoming's military department (National Guard). The gubernatorial term has been set at four years since statehood. Originally, a governor could be elected any number of times.
Campbell was born in Salem, Ohio, and attended public school in Ohio. [2] As a young man, he was an attendee of the 1850 Ohio Women's Rights Convention. [3] In 1861, he joined the Union Army in the Civil War, during which time he served as a publicity writer and later as adjutant general on Major General John M. Schofield's staff. [4]
Key takeaways. Women in the U.S. were not allowed to finance real estate purchases without a husband or male co-signer until the 1970s. More than 60 percent of all Realtors and property managers ...
Soon after the Civil War, women gained the right to vote in Wyoming — even before the territory became the 44th state. But over the past 130 years, the state has continued to, ever so slowly ...
Governor of Stranda Hundred: 1577: 1613: 36 years Ana Francisca de Borja y Doria (First female governor in South America) Habsburg Spain South America 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 ...
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.
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.