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Nellie Tayloe Ross (November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state. She was born near St. Joseph, Missouri to James Wynn Tayloe, a native of Stewart County, Tennessee, and his wife, Elizabeth Blair Green. Her full name was Nellie Davis Tayloe. Image File history File links NellieRoss_300. ... Image File history File links NellieRoss_300. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Saint Joseph, also referred to as Joseph the Betrothed and as Joseph of Nazareth, was the foster-father of Jesus, according to the New Testament (Matthew 1:16; Luke 3:23). ... Official language(s) none, English most common Capital Largest city Jefferson City Kansas City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 21st 69,709 sq mi 180,693 kmÂ² 240 miles 385 km 300 miles 480 km 1. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 kmÂ² 195 km 710 km 2. ...

Nellie Tayloe attended a teacher training college for two years and then taught kindergarten in Omaha, Nebraska. While on a visit to her relatives in Dover, Tennessee, she met a young lawyer named William Bradford Ross, whom she would marry on September 11, 1902. Ross decided to practice law in the West, and the young couple moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming. William Ross was successful there and soon became one of the leaders of the Democratic Party in the state. He ran for office several times, but always lost in heavily Republican Wyoming. Omaha is the name of some places in the United States: *Omaha, Nebraska (the most familiar one) Omaha, Georgia Omaha, Illinois Omaha, Texas It is also the name of a Native American tribe, after which the city in Nebraska is named; see Omaha (tribe). ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Lincoln Omaha Area Ranked 16th - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 kmÂ²) - Width 210 miles (340 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 0. ... Map sources for Dover at grid reference TR315415 Arms of Dover Borough Council This article is about the English port town. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 kmÂ² 195 km 710 km 2. ... William Bradford Ross (December 4, 1873â€“October 2, 1924) was born in Dover, Tennessee to Ambrose B. Ross and Sue (Gray) Ross. ... The Cheyenne are a Native American nation of the Great Plains. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Cheyenne Cheyenne Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 10th 253,554 kmÂ² 450 km 580 km 0. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ...

In 1922 William Ross was elected governor of Wyoming by appealing to progressive voters in both parties. However, after little more than a year and a half in office, he died on October 2, 1924, from complications following an appendectomy. The Democratic Party then nominated his widow to run for governor in a special election the following month to succeed him. October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... An appendicectomy (or appendectomy) is the surgical removal of the vermiform appendix. ...

Nellie Tayloe Ross refused to campaign, but easily won the race on November 4, 1924. On January 5, 1925, she became the first woman governor in the history of the United States. As governor she continued her late husband's policies, which called for tax cuts, government assistance for poor farmers, banking reform, and laws protecting children, women workers, and miners. She urged Wyoming to ratify a pending federal amendment prohibiting child labor. Like her husband, she advocated the strengthening of Prohibition laws. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

She ran for re-election in 1926, but was narrowly defeated. Ross blamed her loss in part on the fact that she had again refused to campaign for herself and for her support for Prohibition. Nevertheless, she remained active in the Democratic Party and campaigned for Al Smith in the 1928 presidential election. She also served as Vice Chairman of the Democratic Party. Al Smith waves to crowds, 1928 Alfred Emanuel Al Smith (December 30, 1873 â€“ October 4, 1944) was Governor of New York, a leading Catholic, and Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928. ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her as the first woman director of the U.S. Mint on May 3, 1933, (she was the first woman to hold that post as well) where she served five full terms until her retirement in 1953, when the Republicans regained the White House. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Mrs. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ...

After her retirement, Ross contributed articles to various women's magazines and also traveled extensively. She made her last trip to Wyoming in 1972 at age 96. She died in Washington, D.C. in 1977 at the age of 101, and was buried in the family plot in Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyoming. This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... The Cheyenne are a Native American nation of the Great Plains. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Cheyenne Cheyenne Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 10th 253,554 kmÂ² 450 km 580 km 0. ...

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