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Nellie Tayloe Ross

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First woman state governor in the U.S.

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1876 to 1977 · aged 101
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Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953. S. state, and remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming.

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Ross, as seen on her Mint medal designed by Chief Engraver John R. SinnockRoss, as seen on her Mint medal designed by Chief Engraver John R. Sinnock

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Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953. She was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state, and remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming. She was a Democrat and supported Prohibition.

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United States
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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1876 to 1977 · aged 101
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