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Ella Grasso at the Danbury Fair, ca. 1975-80

America’s First Woman Governor: Ella Grasso, 1919-1981

March 8, 2023 • Ella Grasso, Politics and Government, Women, Windsor Locks

Born to Italian immigrant parents in Windsor Locks, Grasso held state and federal offices at a time when women politicians were rare.

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First Woman Elected as US State Governor Born – Today in History: May 10

May 10, 2021 • Hide Featured Image, Ella Grasso, Politics and Government, Women, Windsor Locks

On May 10, 1919, Ella Grasso, née Ella Rosa Giovanna Oliva Tambussi, the first woman governor in the US to be elected “in her own right,” was born in Windsor Locks.

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The Education of Ella Grasso

January 8, 2021 • Postwar United States 1945-1970s, Ella Grasso, Politics and Government, Women, Windsor Locks

The daughter of Italian immigrants became Connecticut’s first woman governor, Ella Tambussi Grasso.

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An Orderly & Decent Government: Searching for the Common Good, 1929-1964

April 12, 2018 • An Orderly & Decent Government, Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945, Ella Grasso, Politics and Government, Social Movements, The State, Transportation, Women, World War II

Organized labor grew strong during wartime while discriminatory practices in housing and education persisted throughout the state.

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An Orderly & Decent Government: Significant Events & Developments, 1929-1964

April 12, 2018 • An Orderly & Decent Government, Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945, Abraham Ribicoff, Ella Grasso, Politics and Government, The State, Hartford

The era of Wilbur Cross and the Great Depression transitioned into World War II and state control by Democrat mastermind John Bailey.

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