As the father of two successful and ambitious daughters, successful women intrigue me. Here’s some history of female governors.
Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross of Wyoming was the first women governor in the U.S. She was elected to fill the unexpired four-year term of her husband, William Ross. She took office on January 5, 1925.
A few days later, Miriam Wallace (Ma) Ferguson, also elected in 1924, became governor of Texas and, like Mrs. Ross served from 1925-27; she served again 1933-35.
Lurleen Burns Wallace, elected 1966, became the Alabama governor on January 16, 1967, succeeding her husband, George. She died of cancer on May 7, 1968.
Ella Tamburri Grasso, as the Democratic candidate in Connecticut, became the fourth woman governor in U.S. history. Her three predecessors, women governors of states, were also Democrats but, unlike Mrs. Grasso, had been preceded by their husbands.
– From “I Didn’t Know That” by Lavinia Donler, 1978
My daughter is a photographer. I was so proud when she graduated with her B.A. in photography this past May. So this bit on the beginnings of photography caught my attention.
– From “I Didn’t Know That!” by Lavania Dobler, 1978.
Who made is possible for anyone to become a photographer?
George Eastman who, in 1879, invented and patented a machine for coating the glass plates then used in cameras. A few years later he perfected flexible rolls of film and designed the roll holder for winding them.
By May, 1888, Eastman had made the first of the little cameras that soon became so popular. By 1900 he had a dollar camera to sell.
He thought a long time about the right trademark for his camera. He wanted a short word that everyone could pronounce. The letter “K” appealed to him. It was the first letter of his mother’s surname. Then he decided that two “Ks” would be much better, one at the beginning of the word and another at “K” at the end. Actually, he created a new word, Kodak. “If is isn’t an Eastman, it isn’t a Kodak.
