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Ella Grasso (May 10, 1919 – February 5, 1981) was an American politician. May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (131st in leap years). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Grasso was born Ella Giovanna Oliva Tambussi in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, to Italian immigrant parents. Contrary to popular belief, she was not the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state, though she was the first woman to be elected governor who was not the wife or widow of a governor, as well as the first woman governor of Connecticut.^[1] Windsor Locks is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Female Republican Governor Female Democratic Governor Female Republican and Democratic Governor Twenty-nine women have been or are currently serving as the governor of an American state, including two in an acting capacity. ...

After attending St. Mary's School in Windsor Locks, and then the Chaffee School in Windsor, Grasso went on to Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, where she was awarded her B.A. in 1940 and her M.A. in 1942. After graduation, she served as assistant director of research for the War Manpower Commission of Connecticut. The Loomis Chaffee School is a college preparatory school for grades 9 through 12 located in Windsor, Connecticut. ... Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts womens college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. ... Settled: 1659 â€“ Incorporated: 1775 Zip Code(s): 01075 â€“ Area Code(s): 413 Official website: http://www. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

In 1942, she married Thomas Grasso. The couple had two children, Susanne and James.

In 1952, Grasso was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, and served until 1957. She became first woman to be elected Floor Leader of the House in 1955. In 1958 she was elected Secretary of the State of Connecticut and was re-elected in 1962 and 1966. She was the first woman to chair the Democratic State Platform Committee and served from 1956 to 1968. She served as a member of the Platform Drafting Committee for the 1960 Democratic National Convention. She was the co-chairperson for the Resolutions Committee for the Democratic National Conventions of 1964 and 1968. In 1970 she was elected as a Democratic representative to the 92nd Congress, and won reelection in 1972. The Hall of the Connecticut House of Representatives. ... ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ... The Ninety-Second United States Congresss convened on 21 January 1971, and adjourned on 18 October 1972. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of November 7, 2006 elections) Democratic Party Republican...

In 1974 Grasso did not run for reelection to Congress, instead running for the Connecticut governorship, and won. She began her first term in 1975 and was elected to a second term in 1978. The following is a list of Governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day. ...

On December 31, 1980, Grasso resigned her office due to her ovarian cancer, and died of it several weeks later on February 5, 1981, at the age of 61.^[1] Later that year, President Ronald Reagan posthumously awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Women's Hall of Fame inducted her in 1993. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian neoplasm (an abnormal growth located on the ovaries). ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 â€“ June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981 â€“ 1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967 â€“ 1975). ... The Presidential Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States and is bestowed by the President of the United States (the other major civilian award which is considered its equivalent is the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, which... The National Womens Hall of Fame was created in 1969 by a group of people in Seneca Falls, New York, the location of the first American womens rights convention, now known to historians as the 1848 Womens Rights Convention. ...

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Governors of Connecticut

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The following is a list of Governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day. ... Gov. ... Matthew Griswold (1715-1799) was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut during the American Revolution (1769-1784). ... Samuel Huntington, 1731-1796, drawn from the life by Du Simitier in Philadelphia; engraved by B.L. Prevost at Paris. ... Oliver Wolcott (December 1, 1726â€“December 1, 1797), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Connecticut. ... Jonathan Trumbull Jr. ... Roger Griswold (May 21, 1762-October 25, 1812) was member of the US House of Representatives from Connecticut, serving as a Federalist. ... John Cotton Smith (born 1765 in Sharon, Connecticut) was a governor of Connecticut. ... Gideon Tomlinson (December 31, 1780 - October 8, 1854) was a United States Senator for Connecticut. ... Henry Waggaman Edwards (October, 1779–July 22, 1847) was a governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ... For other people named Samuel Foote, see Samuel Foote (disambiguation). ... Henry Waggaman Edwards (October, 1779–July 22, 1847) was a governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ... William W. Ellsworth (1791-1868) was an United States politician from Connecticut. ... Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (February 16, 1799 - June 6, 1887) was a United States Representative and Governor of Connecticut. ... Roger Sherman Baldwin (January 4, 1793â€“February 19, 1863) was an American lawyer involved in the Amistad case, who later became governor of Connecticut. ... Isaac Toucey (November 15, 1792â€“July 30, 1869) was an American statesman who served as a U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Attorney General of the United States and Governor of Connecticut. ... For others with the same name, see: Joseph Trumbull. ... William Alfred Buckingham (May 28, 1804 - February 5, 1875) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Connecticut. ... Joseph Roswell Hawley ( October 31, 1826 - March 17, 1905), American political leader, was born at Stewartsville, Richmond county, North Carolina, where his father, a native of Connecticut, was pastor of a Baptist church. ... James Edward English (March 13, 1812 - March 2, 1890) was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut. ... Marshall Jewell (1825–1883) was a U.S. political figure. ... James Edward English (March 13, 1812 - March 2, 1890) was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut. ... Marshall Jewell (1825–1883) was a U.S. political figure. ... Charles Roberts Ingersoll (16 September 1821-25 January 1903) was governor of Connecticut from 1873 to 1877. ... Richard Dudley Hubbard (September 7, 1818 - February 28, 1884) was a United States Representative and Governor of Connecticut. ... Henry Baldwin Harrison was born in 1821 in New Haven, Connecticut; graduate of Yale College, 1846; member, Skull & Bones, 1846; Member, Connecticut state senate (4th District), 1854; candidate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Connecticut, 1857; member, Connecticut state house of representatives, 1865, 1873, 1883; Speaker, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1883... Morgan Bulkeley. ... Luzon Buritt Morris (born April 16, 1827 - died August 22, 1895) was a democratic politician. ... George Payne McLean (October 7, 1857 - June 6, 1932) was a United States Senator from Connecticut. ... George Leavens Lilley (August 3, 1859 - April 21, 1909) was a United States Representative and Governor of Connecticut. ... Simeon Eben Baldwin (February 5, 1840â€“January 30, 1927) was a governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ... Hiram Bingham III, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, served as Governor of Connecticut and United States Senator. ... John Harper Trumbull (born March 4, 1873, died May 21, 1961) was the governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 1925 to 1931. ... Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862 - 1948) was a U.S. educator and political figure. ... Raymond Earl Baldwin (August 31, 1893 - October 4, 1986) was a United States Senator and Governor of Connecticut. ... Raymond Earl Baldwin (August 31, 1893 - October 4, 1986) was a United States Senator and Governor of Connecticut. ... Chester Bliss Bowles (April 5, 1901 - May 25, 1986) was a liberal Democratic American diplomat and politician from Connecticut. ... John Davis Lodge (October 20, 1903 â€“ October 29, 1985) was a Republican, was governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955. ... Abraham Alexander Ribicoff (April 9, 1910 â€“ February 22, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician. ... John Dempsey (1915-1989), born in Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland. ... Thomas J. Meskill Jr. ... Governor William ONeill William Atchison ONeill (born August 11, 1930) was a U.S. political figure. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) was the Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. ... Connecticut welcome sign being fixed as Rell takes office on July 1, 2004 M. Jodi Rell (born June 16, 1946) is a Republican politician who became the 87th Governor of Connecticut on July 1, 2004. ...

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