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Miriam Ma Ferguson: First Woman Governor of Texas
Judy Alter
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Hardback. Miriam Ferguson was a quiet, private person who preferred to stay home in her big house in Temple, Texas, and take care of her husband, raise her two daughters, and tend to her flower garden. But in 1923 she was elected governor of Texas, the first women governor elected in the United States. Illustrator(s): Messersmith, Patrick. Num Pages: 72 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
Miriam Ferguson was a quiet, private person who preferred to stay home in her big house in Temple, Texas, and take care of her husband, raise her two daughters, and tend to her flower garden. But in 1923 she was elected governor of Texas, the first women governor elected in the United States. Her husband, Jim Ferguson, served two terms as governor, but during his second term he was impeached, which meant he could not run again for public office. So Miriam agreed to run to clear his name and restore the family's honor. She served two terms as governor: ... Read more
Miriam Ferguson was a quiet, private person who preferred to stay home in her big house in Temple, Texas, and take care of her husband, raise her two daughters, and tend to her flower garden. But in 1923 she was elected governor of Texas, the first women governor elected in the United States. Her husband, Jim Ferguson, served two terms as governor, but during his second term he was impeached, which meant he could not run again for public office. So Miriam agreed to run to clear his name and restore the family's honor. She served two terms as governor: ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
State House Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
Abilene, United States
ISBN
9781933337012
SKU
V9781933337012
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Ref
99-3
About Judy Alter
JUDY ALTER of Fort Worth has written more than fifty books for children and adults. She is the author of the first two books in the Stars of Texas Series-Mirabeau B. Lamar: Second President of Texas and Henrietta King: Rancher and Philanthropist.
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