Who was the first woman governor in the United States?

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In 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first woman elected governor of a state. Source: http://www.legacy98.org/timeline.html Apr 14 00, 4:25 PM

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Nellie Tayloe Ross, (1876-1977). The first woman in the United States to serve as governor of a state was Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming. During Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term as president, she also became the first woman to head the United States Mint. Nellie Tayloe Wynns was born in St. Joseph, Mo., on Nov. 29, 1876. She married lawyer William Bradford Ross in about 1900 and moved with him to Cheyenne, Wyo. After practicing law for 20 years, he was elected governor of Wyoming in 1922. He died a month and two days before the end of his term, and his widow was chosen to replace him. In the election of Nov. 4, 1924, she won the post in her own right. Miriam (Ma) Ferguson of Texas was elected on the same day, but she is considered the second woman governor in American history because Ross took office 16 days earlier. After losing the election of 1926 to a Republican, she served in the Wyoming state legislature. For six years Ross was vice-chairman of the Democratic National Committee. She was rewarded for her efforts on behalf of Roosevelt's 1933 presidential campaign by being named head of the mint. During her 20-year term (1933-53) the mint introduced the Jefferson nickel, the Roosevelt dime, and the steel Lincoln penny (as a wartime measure to save copper). She lived in retirement in Washington, D.C., until her death on Dec. 20, 1977. ....Don't forget the here and now. Madeline Korbel Albright is the American Secretary of State and the hightest ranking women ever achieved in American history. Apr 14 00, 6:00 PM

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