100 years ago, Wyoming swore in nation's first elected female governor. This is her story.
Tragedy brought Nellie Tayloe Ross to the Wyoming governor's office in 1925. A century later, her story remains etched into U ...
First female lieutenant governor of Virginia looking to make history again
Ex-Marine Winsome Earle-Sears made history by becoming the first woman elected lieutenant governor of Virginia. Now she's ...
Despite record number of women governors, most state constitutions still assume leaders are men
In Oregon, where three women have served as governor, the state constitution still refers to the governor with “he” or “his.” ...
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Trump, Youngkin poised to give Virginia its first woman governor
Bromley-Trujillo said that once Republicans get behind Earle-Sears, the first black woman to be lieutenant governor, the race should tighten further. “Spanberger is doing really well within her ...
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Despite 2024 losses, Crystal Quade among women encouraging others to run for office
Despite polling well early on, she came up short at the November election, losing to Republican Terry Branstad by 65,022 votes and ending her quest to become Iowa’s first female governor.
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Winsome Earle-Sears: First female Lieutenant Governor in Virginia
Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears is a force to be reckoned with, serving as the first woman of color to be ...
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Syria Appoints First Woman As Central Bank Governor
In late December, Maysaa Sabreen was appointed caretaker governor of the Central Bank of Syria. Sabreen stepped up from deputy governor after the rebel group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) toppled ...