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Nellie Tayloe Ross

Nellie Tayloe Ross was an American politician, the 14th Governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and director of the United States Mint from 1933-1953. She was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state. To date, she remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming...

Timeline of Events

1924

11.4.1924

Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States.

1925

1.5.1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.

1933

5.3.1933

Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman to head the United States Mint.