Nellie Tayloe Ross

Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross was an American politician who served as Wyoming's 14th governor from 1925 to 1927, as well as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 1933 to 1953. She was the first female governor of a U.S. state, and she is still the only female governor of Wyoming. She had run for governor the previous year when her husband, the current governor, died while campaigning for a second term. She easily won, and while in government, she pursued her own ideas while continuing his progressive agenda. Ross campaigned for coal miners' safety and stronger bank restrictions, while simultaneously supporting an amendment that prohibited child labor.

Although Wyoming was known as the Equality State, it was also Republican-leaning, and she was narrowly defeated for reelection in 1926. Ross, on the other hand, was not done making history. President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her as the first female director of the United States Mint in 1933, a position she held with distinction until 1953. She traveled and wrote for various women's magazines in her later years. Ross died at the age of 101 in Washington, D.C.

Detailed information:

Full name: Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross

Born: November 29, 1876

Died: December 19, 1977

Notable works:

• 28th Director of the United States Mint
• 14th Governor of Wyoming
• First Lady of Wyoming