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Ella Rose Giovanna Oliva Tambussi Grasso(1919-1981)
Resigned December 31, 1980 because of ill health.
1919 Born May 10, 1919
1940 Graduated Mount Holyoke College
1943 Democratic Party Speechwriter
1952 - 1957 Elected to Connecticut General Assembly *CGA)
1955 - first woman elected Floor Leader
1958-1970 - Elected Secretary of the State
1970 - Elected to U.S. House of Representatives. Congresses: 92nd (1971–1973), 93rd (1973–1975).
1974 Ran for Governor of Connecticut
1978 - Blizzard of '78.
1980 Diagnosed with cancer. December 4, 1980, announced her resignation, effective December 31
1981 Died February 5, 1981 ; Posthumous received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Ronald Reagan
1994 Inducted into Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
Born: May 10, 1919, Windsor Locks, Connecticut
College: Mount Holyoke College, 1940; Master of Arts, 1942
Political Party: Democrat
Offices: Connecticut House of Representatives, 1952-1957
Connecticut Secretary of the State, 1959-1971
U.S. Congress, 1971-1975
Governor of Connecticut, 1975-1980
Died: February 5, 1981, Hartford, Connecticut
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Ella Grasso : Connecticut's pioneering governor by
LibGuides: "When Ella Tambussi Grasso ran for governor of Connecticut in 1974, she had not lost an election since she was first voted into the state’s General Assembly in 1952. The people of Connecticut chose her as the nation’s first woman to be elected governor in her own right—the capstone of a long and successful career dedicated to public service, effective government, and the democratic process. During her tenure as governor, Grasso’s leadership was tested in the face of fiscal problems, state layoffs, and budget shortfalls. The daughter of Italian immigrants, she endeared herself to her constituents during the great Blizzard of 1978, when she stayed at the State Armory around the clock to direct emergency operations and make frequent television appearances. Author Jon E. Purmont, who served as Grasso’s executive assistant when she was governor, draws on his diary from that time, research in Grasso’s archives, and interviews with Grasso’s family and friends to give us a rich and intimate portrait of this political pioneer."
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