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Ella Tambussi Grasso, geborene Ella Rosa Giovanna Oliva Tambussi, (* 10. Mai 1919 in Windsor Locks , Connecticut ; † 5. Februar 1981 in Hartford , Connecticut) war eine US-amerikanische Politikerin und von 1975 bis 1980 Gouverneurin des Bundesstaates Connecticut.
Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso (née Tambussi; May 10, 1919 – February 5, 1981) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd Governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, 1980, after rejecting past offers of candidacies for Senate and Governor.
Ella Tambussi Grasso (1919-1981) Born in Windsor Locks in 1919 to Italian immigrants, Ella Tambussi Grasso attended local schools while growing up and later received her BA and MA from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. A lifelong Connecticut resident, Ella chose a life of politics for herself. From 1952 to 1957, she served in the ...
9. Mai 2024 · Ella Grasso (born May 10, 1919, Windsor Locks, Conn., U.S.—died Feb. 5, 1981, Hartford, Conn.) was an American public official, the first woman elected to a U.S. state governorship in her own right.
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In 1974 Grasso campaigned successfully for the Democratic nomination for governor and in November decisively defeated her Republican opponent. With her inauguration in January 1975 she became the first woman to serve as Governor of Connecticut and the first woman to hold a state governorship solely on her own merits (all previous women ...
16. Juni 2021 · Connecticut governor and Congresswoman Ella Grasso. Known as the first woman in the country to be elected governor who did not follow her husband, and the person who led the state through the Blizzard of 1978.
Ella T. Grasso served as governor of Connecticut from 1975 to 1980. She was the first woman governor of Connecticut and the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state without having been the spouse or widow of a former governor. Grasso was born on May 10, 1919, in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. She…
