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1925 - Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross was sworn in as the Governor of Wyoming She was the first female governor in the U.S.

Nellie Taylor Ross was married to William Ross, after they met in Tennessee in 1900. She had 4 sons. The Rosses' were democrats in a largely republican Wyoming.

After completing high school she attended training in a teachers training college. While she was training to be a teacher she taught piano lessons. Later she taught kindergarten for 4 years.

Her term as Governor of Wyoming only lasted 2 years. Although she was not reelected, she accomplished other important life works.

Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her as Director of the United States Mint in 1933. She served 5 terms as Director of the U.S.Mint.

In her later years she wrote articles for women's magazines.

Nellie Ross lived for 101 years. She was a wife, mother, politician, and writer. Ross was the first women Governor of a State in the United States.

101 years gives a person lots of time to accomplish something.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Tayloe_Ross

Google Reference:"women (22D, 17R) have served as governors in 28 states. In addition, one woman has served as governor in Puerto Rico. Arizona is the first state where a woman succeeded another woman as governor, and the first state to have had four women governors."

New Mexico, South Carolina, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire had women governors in 2017.

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