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On This Day, Jan. 5: Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes 1st female governor
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOn January 5, 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming, pictured in 1938, was sworn in as the first woman...
Podpast: Tragedy led Wyoming to elect United States' first woman governor in 1924
The Coloradoan via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThings didn't go as planned for Nellie Tayloe Ross. In the span of three months in the fall of 1924,...
On This Day, Nov. 4: Archaeologist discovers Tutankhamen's tomb
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTutankhamen's gold funerary mask is displayed inside the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on February 16,...
A record number of women were just elected governor
Yahoo News· 1 year agoMassachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey speaks at an election night party in Boston. (Michael Dwyer/AP) AP Nearly 100 years ago, Nellie Tayloe Ross became...
Western suffragettes: How Colorado, Wyoming women won voting rights decades ahead of nation
The Coloradoan via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI can’t remember where I first heard it, but for years I believed a fairytale. You see, Women in the...
Today in History: January 5, 'Waiting for Godot' premieres in Paris
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPicture dated October 1935 of the Golden Gate bridge, in the San Francisco Bay, during its...
Who was the first congresswoman? How Montana Rep. Rankin made history.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWomen won the right to vote in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was ratified, but three years before...
Women's History Month: Relive the stories of notable women from Fort Collins history
The Coloradoan via Yahoo News· 1 year agoImmerse yourself in the sights, sounds and stories of women's history in Fort Collins. Archive staff...
She was elected to Congress before women had the right to vote, blazing a trail that continues today
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBefore the 19th Amendment guaranteed the right of women to vote, a suffragist social worker from...
Texas milestones in 2024: What happened in Texas 100 years ago? Or 500 years ago?
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe big date is sneaking up on us. On March 2, 2036, Texas will celebrate the bicentennial of its...