Ann Richards
American politician (1933-2006) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 73
Dorothy Ann Richards was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
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Richards speaking at a 1992 University of Houston commencement
Richards in 1992
Richards with First Lady Hillary Clinton in 1993.
The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, completed in 2022
Richards holding a plaque of the STS-40 Space Shuttle mission, while visiting NASA/JSC as Governor in 1992
Ann Willis Richards monument at Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas
Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue BridgeAwards
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Richards was the second female governor of Texas, and was frequently noted in the media for her outspoken feminism and her one-liners.
