January 5 in American History
Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as governor of Wyoming, the first woman to hold that office in American history. Fittingly, it happened in the state that had been first to grant women the vote back in 1869 — "the Equality State" living up to its name once again.
In 1925: the first woman governor takes office. Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as governor of Wyoming, the first woman to hold that office in American history.
Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as governor of Wyoming, the first woman to hold that office in American history. Fittingly, it happened in the state that had been first to grant women the vote back in 1869 — "the Equality State" living up to its name once again.
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