Women's History Month - Biography Nellie Tayloe Ross 1876-1977 First woman governor The first woman governor of a state (Wyoming) in the United States, Ross later served as an officer in the Democratic Party and as a director of the U.S. Mint, one of the first women to head a federal agency. Early Life Nellie Davis Tayloe was born on November 29, 1876, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Her father, James ...

Nellie Tayloe Ross Nellie Tayloe Ross was born November 29, 1876 near St. Joseph, Missouri. She was educated in public and private schools, and attended a kindergarten training school in Omaha, Nebraska. She taught school for a few years in Omaha before coming to Cheyenne in 1902, following her marriage to William B. Ross. Mr. Ross began a law practice in Wyoming and eventually became active in ...