who was the first woman elected governor of texas
Miriam A. Ferguson Miriam Amanda Wallace "Ma" Ferguson (June 13, 1875 â€“ June 25, 1961) was the first female Governor of Texas, serving from 1925 to 1927 and 1933 to 1935.[1]
Politics of Texas From 1848 until Dwight D. Eisenhower's victory in 1952, Texas voted for the Democratic candidate for president in every election except 1928, when it did not support Catholic Al Smith. The state had a white majority and Democrats re-established their dominance after the Civil War. In the mid-20th century 1952 and 1956 elections, the state voters joined the landslide for Dwight D. Eisenhower. (Texas did not vote in 1864 and 1868 due to the Civil War and Reconstruction).[3]