Who were the first female governors?

Answer 1

Nellie Tayloe Ross was the first female governor to be elected in the U.S. She was the Governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927. The second female to become a governor was Miriam A. Ferguson. She was governor of Texas. She served from 1925 to 1927 and then again from 1932 to 1935.

FIRST 10 FEMALE GOVERNORS in the U.S.:

1. Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977) of Wyoming -- January 1925 - January 1927
2. Miriam A. (Ma) Ferguson (1875-1961) of Texas -- January 1925 - January 1927 & January 1933 - January 1935
3. Lurleen Wallace (1926-1968) of Alabama -- January 1967 - May 1968
4. Ella T. Grasso (1919-1981) of Connecticut -- January 1975 - December 1980
5. Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) of Washington -- January 1977 - January 1981
6. Vesta M. Roy (1925-2002) of New Hampshire -- December 1982 - January 1983
7. Martha Layne Collins (1936-) of Kentucky -- December 1983 - December 1987
8. Madeleine M. Kunin (1933-) of Vermont -- January 1985 - January 1991
9. Kay A. Orr (1939-) of Nebraska -- January 1987 - January 1991
10. Rose Mofford (1922-) of Arizona -- April 1988 - March 1991

Answer 2

The only woman to ever be elected as governor to Louisiana is Kathleen Blanco. She was governor when Hurrican Katrina hit, and was so highly criticized for her lack of response to the victims of the storm that she lost her bid for re-election to Bobby Jindal in the last election.