margaret lea houston was the two female governors of texas.
margaret lea houston was the two female governors of texas.
who were the two female governors of texas?
margaret lea houston
texas has had two female governors: miriam a. "ma" ferguson and ann richards. ferguson was one of the first two women elected governor of a u.s. state (on november 4, 1924), along with nellie tayloe ross of wyoming. ross was inaugurated on january 5, 1925, while ferguson was inaugurated on january 20, so ross is considered the first female state governor. ferguson was the wife of former governor jim "pa" ferguson, while richards was elected "in her own right," being neither the spouse nor widow of a governor.
list of governors of texas
south australia was also the first state to appoint a woman as governor, when dame roma mitchell took office in 1991. with the appointment of penelope wensley in july 2008, queensland has had three female governors, more than any other state. queensland is also the only state to have had two female governors in succession (wensley succeeded quentin bryce). south australia has had two female governors, and new south wales, tasmania, victoria, and western australia one each. the northern territory, the only mainland territory to have an administrator, has had one female administrator (sally thomas).
governors of the australian states