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Who was the first woman to become state governor and take office in Wyoming?
Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first woman governor of Wyoming, and the first woman governor of any US state. She served from January 5, 1925 to January 3, 1927.
Who was the first woman MP in Canada?
Agnes Macphail was the first woman MP of Canada. However, there were more women representatives at the provincial level of government.
First Indian Woman governor of a state in free India?
sarojini naidu
Who was the first woman to be elected?
Nellie T. Ross was the first woman to ever be elected I believe in the US. She was Wyoming's first woman govenor as well.
Who was the first woman to become a state governor?
The first woman to act as governor was Soledad Chávez Chacón, who held the office of Governor of New Mexico for 2 weeks in 1924 while Governor James F. Hinkle attended the Democratic Convention in New York.The first elected female governor was Nellie Tayloe Rossof Wyoming (coincidentally, the first state to provide women's suffrage) who was elected on November 4, 1924 and sworn in on January 5, 1925. She was preceded in office by her late husband William B. Ross. Also elected on November 4 was Miriam A. Ferguson of Texas, succeeding her impeached husband James Edward Ferguson, but she was not sworn in until January 20, 1925.The first female governor elected without being the wife or widow of a past state governor was Ella T. Grasso of Connecticut, elected in 1974 and sworn in on January 8, 1975.
Who was the first governor general in Canada?
The first woman to serve as Governor General was the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, the 23rd Governor General of Canada.
First woman governor general of Canada?
how should I know this stuff? All I'm doing is trying to research the Canadian government. I don't know that many people yet. I know Kim Cambell, though.
WHO was the first woman governor general?
nellie tayloe ross:)
Who is the first woman India governor general of India?
Fatima beevi
What was the first woman to become a state Governor?
The first female governor was Joan Finney, from 1991 to 1995. She was the first female candidate in the US to defeat an incumbent male governor in a state general election.
How come the Governor General term was not extended for Michelle Jean?
Because Stephen Harper, Canada's Prime Minister, wanted a white male as Governor General rather than a woman of colour.
Who is on the 1898 Dominion of Canada 1?
Right: John Hamilton-GordonLeft: Ishbel Maria Hamilton-GordonThe 1898 "Dominion of Canada" one dollar note features two portraits. The one on the right is of a man, John Hamilton-Gordon, the 7th Governor General of Canada who was the reining Governor General at the time. The one on the left is of a woman, Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon, the Governor Gernal's wife.
First female governor general of Australia?
The first female Governor-General of Australia was Quentin Bryce. She held the position from 2008 to 2014 and served as the Queen's representative in Australia. Prior to this, Bryce also served as the Governor of Queensland from 2003 to 2008.
Who was the first woman governor of Massachusetts?
Jane Swift was the first woman governor of Massachusetts. She served as the acting governor from 2001 to 2003.
Who was the first woman to become state governor and take office in Wyoming?
Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first woman governor of Wyoming, and the first woman governor of any US state. She served from January 5, 1925 to January 3, 1927.
Who represents Queen Elizabeth the second when she is not in Australia?
The Governor General is the representative of the Australian government to the Monarch of Britain. The Governor General is appointed by the government of Australia. The role of Governor General was inaugurated in Australia in NSW in 1946 but, after each colony was granted its own Governor, fell into disuse until Federation of the colonies/states in 1901. The first act of the newly appointed Governor General, John Hope, was to officially appoint the inaugural Prime Minister, Edmund Barton. On 5 Sep 2008, Quentin Bryce was sworn in as Australia's Governor General, the first woman to serve as Queen Elizabeth's representative in Australia.
Who is the first woman general solicitor of the Philippines?
"Who is the first woman general solicitor of the philippines?"
