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Miriam Ferguson Texas' first female governor biography and legacy
The piece chronicles Miriam Ferguson Texas first female governor elected 1925 riding on her husband James Ferguson’s legacy after 1924 campaign slogan Two Governors for the Price of One. It notes her anti prohibition stance anti mask law pardons nearly 4000 and controversial actions including Texas Rangers disbandment and burial in Austin Texas State Cemetery. Heather Betancourth, Baytown District 4, serves her second City Council term and reflects on women empowerment.
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Miriam Amanda Wallace Ferguson
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Mer Anne Ng
Miriam
United States
James Ferguson
James
Baytown Sun
Baytown
Stephen Don Carlos
Imagine
District 4
Terry Sain
Mike Wilson
Texas Rangers
Bonnie Parker
Clyde Barrow
George “Machine Gun” Kelly
Pretty Boy Floyd
Raymond Hamilton
Texas State Cemetery
Austin
Heather Betancourth