Nellie Tayloe Ross, Wyoming’s first female governor, in 1925. Caldera Productions/Wyoming State Archives This wasn’t Wyoming’s only pioneering step toward women’s rights.

A century ago, on Jan. 5, 1925, Wyoming made history when Nellie Tayloe Ross was sworn in as its governor — making her the first woman ever elected to the office in the U.S. Nellie Tayloe Ross ...

On Nov. 4, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected to become Wyoming's governor, the first time a woman held a governorship in the United States.

In 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States. In 1924, voters overwhelmingly re-elected Calvin Coolidge president of the United States over ...

Jan. 5 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1914, the Ford Motor Co. increased its pay from $2.34 for a 9-hour day to $5 for 8 hours of work. In 1925, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming was sworn in as ...

Wyoming Gov. Nellie Tayloe Ross presides over the opening of the Snowy Range Road on July 4, 1925, in what was described as “amid much snow and rain.” ...

SWEETWATER COUNTY — March is Women’s History Month, and the Sweetwater County Historical Museum is recognizing one of the most groundbreaking women in Wyoming history — Nellie Tayloe Ross, the ...

A century ago, on Jan. 5, 1925, Wyoming made history when Nellie Tayloe Ross was sworn in as its governor — making her the first woman ever elected to the office in the U.S. Nellie Tayloe Ross ...

In 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States. In 1924, voters overwhelmingly re-elected Calvin Coolidge president of the United States over ...

On Nov. 4, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected to become Wyoming's governor, the first time a woman held a governorship in the United States.

On Nov. 4, 1924, Nellie Tayloe Ross was elected to become Wyoming's governor, the first time a woman held a governorship in the United States.