First Two Women Governors: Nellie Tayloe Ross & Miriam “Ma” Ferguson

By Tony Pettinato on November 4, 2016

An article about the first two women elected governors in the United States (Ferguson & Ross) on 4 November 1924... (Read More)

Photo: medal honoring Director of the United States Mint Nellie Tayloe Ross, designed by Chief Engraver John R. Sinnock. Credit: Wehwalt; Wikimedia Commons.

Nellie Tayloe Ross: the Nation’s First Female Governor

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on January 5, 2015

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a pioneering woman in American history: Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman governor in the U.S... (Read More)

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