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1		-	ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
2		-	JOINT RESOLUTION. SJ0003
3		-	ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1, SENATE
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-00501
	4	+	SJ0003
	5	+	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. SJ0003
	6	+	Commemorating Nellie Tayloe Ross.
	7	+	Sponsored by: Senator(s) Nethercott, Hutchings, Jones and
	8	+	Schuler and Representative(s) Angelos,
	9	+	Bratten, Campbell, E, Connolly, Lawley, Ottman
	10	+	and Thayer
	11	+	A JOINT RESOLUTION
	12	+	for
	13	+	1 A JOINT RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th anniversary of
	14	+	2 Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first woman to hold the office
	15	+	3 of governor in the United States.
	16	+	4
	17	+	5 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross was born on November 29, 1876, in
	18	+	6 St. Joseph, Missouri; and
	19	+	7
	20	+	8 WHEREAS, after being raised in the great plains and midwest,
	21	+	9 Nellie Tayloe Ross came to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and married
	22	+	10 William B. Ross, a lawyer and aspiring politician; and
	23	+	11
	24	+	12 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross was described as gracious, funny,
	25	+	13 smart and strongly loyal to her friends and family; and
	26	+	14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0050
	27	+	SJ0003
	28	+	2
	29	+	1 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first lady of Wyoming
	30	+	2 in 1922 after her husband, William B. Ross, was elected
	31	+	3 governor; and
	32	+	4
	33	+	5 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross was relied upon by her husband,
	34	+	6 who consulted her daily on political life; and
	35	+	7
	36	+	8 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross was asked to run for governor by
	37	+	9 the state party chairman after William B. Ross died a month
	38	+	10 before the election; and
	39	+	11
	40	+	12 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross, who had political ambitions, was
	41	+	13 advised not to run for the office of governor by friends and
	42	+	14 family but nonetheless accepted her party's nomination on
	43	+	15 October 14, 1924; and
	44	+	16
	45	+	17 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross won the gubernatorial election on
	46	+	18 November 4, 1924, by a margin of approximately ten percent
	47	+	19 (10%); and
	48	+	20
	49	+	21 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross assumed office as the first woman
	50	+	22 governor in the United States on January 5, 1925, tackling 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0050
	51	+	SJ0003
	52	+	3
	53	+	1 hardships throughout the state, including drought, farm and
	54	+	2 ranch failures and bank failures; and
	55	+	3
	56	+	4 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross served as governor for one (1)
	57	+	5 term, but her remarkable political career did not end once
	58	+	6 she left the governor's office; and
	59	+	7
	60	+	8 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross once again made history in May
	61	+	9 1933 when she became the first woman to hold the position of
	62	+	10 director of the United States mint; and
	63	+	11
	64	+	12 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross served as director of the United
	65	+	13 States mint through the Great Depression, World War II and
	66	+	14 the Korean War and is the longest-serving United States mint
	67	+	15 director in history; and
	68	+	16
	69	+	17 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross retired from the United States
	70	+	18 mint in April 1953 and lived a prosperous life until her death
	71	+	19 at age one hundred one (101) on December 20, 1977; and
	72	+	20
	73	+	21 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross remains the only woman to have
	74	+	22 served as governor of Wyoming and one (1) of seven (7) women
	75	+	23 to serve as director of the United States mint; and 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0050
	76	+	SJ0003
	77	+	4
6	78		1
7		-	A JOINT RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th anniversary of
8		-	Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first woman to hold the office
9		-	of governor in the United States.
10		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross was born on November 29, 1876, in
11		-	St. Joseph, Missouri; and
12		-	WHEREAS, after being raised in the great plains and midwest,
13		-	Nellie Tayloe Ross came to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and married
14		-	William B. Ross, a lawyer and aspiring politician; and
15		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross was described as gracious, funny,
16		-	smart and strongly loyal to her friends and family; and
17		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first lady of Wyoming
18		-	in 1922 after her husband, William B. Ross, was elected
19		-	governor; and
20		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross was relied upon by her husband,
21		-	who consulted her daily on political life; and
22		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross was asked to run for governor by
23		-	the state party chairman after Governor William B. Ross died
24		-	on October 2, 1924; and
25		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross, who had political ambitions, was
26		-	advised not to run for the office of governor by friends and
27		-	family but nonetheless accepted her party's nomination on
28		-	October 14, 1924; and
29		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross won the special election for
30		-	governor on November 4, 1924, with fifty-five and twelve-
31		-	hundredths percent (55.12%) of the votes; and ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
32		-	JOINT RESOLUTION. SJ0003
33		-	ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1, SENATE
34		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
35		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
36		-	2
37		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross assumed office as the first woman
38		-	governor in the United States on January 5, 1925, tackling
39		-	hardships throughout the state, including drought, farm and
40		-	ranch failures and bank failures; and
41		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross served as governor for one (1)
42		-	term, but her remarkable political career did not end once
43		-	she left the governor's office; and
44		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross once again made history in May
45		-	1933 when she became the first woman to hold the position of
46		-	director of the United States mint; and
47		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross served as director of the United
48		-	States mint through the Great Depression, World War II and
49		-	the Korean War and is the longest-serving United States mint
50		-	director in history; and
51		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross retired from the United States
52		-	mint in April 1953 and lived a prosperous life until her death
53		-	at age one hundred one (101) on December 20, 1977; and
54		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross remains the only woman to have
55		-	served as governor of Wyoming and one (1) of seven (7) women
56		-	to serve as director of the United States mint; and
57		-	WHEREAS, Wyoming is the Equality State and has been home to
58		-	many historical achievements by women; and
59		-	WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross continues to be an inspiration to
60		-	many people across Wyoming and the United Staes; and
61		-	WHEREAS, January 5, 2025, marked the one-hundredth (100th)
62		-	anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross' historic inauguration. ORIGINAL SENATE ENGROSSED
63		-	JOINT RESOLUTION. SJ0003
64		-	ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1, SENATE
65		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
66		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
67		-	3
68		-	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE
69		-	LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING:
70		-	Section 1.
71		-	commemorates the life and achievements of Nellie Tayloe Ross
72		-	on this momentous anniversary.
73		-	Section 2. That the Secretary of State of Wyoming
74		-	transmit copies of this resolution to the president of the
75		-	United States, to the president of the senate and speaker of
76		-	the house of representatives of the United States congress
77		-	and to the Wyoming congressional delegation.
78		-	(END)
79		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
80		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
81		-	Chief Clerk
	79	+	2 WHEREAS, Wyoming is the Equality State and has been home to
	80	+	3 many historical achievements by women; and
	81	+	4
	82	+	5 WHEREAS, Nellie Tayloe Ross continues to be an inspiration to
	83	+	6 many people across Wyoming and the United Staes; and
	84	+	7
	85	+	8 WHEREAS, January 5, 2025, marked the one-hundredth (100th)
	86	+	9 anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross' historic inauguration.
	87	+	10
	88	+	11
	89	+	12
	90	+	13
	91	+	14That the State of Wyoming recognizes and
	92	+	15 commemorates the life and achievements of Nellie Tayloe Ross
	93	+	16 on this momentous anniversary.
	94	+	17 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0050
	95	+	SJ0003
	96	+	5
	97	+	1That the Secretary of State of Wyoming
	98	+	2 transmit copies of this resolution to the president of the
	99	+	3 United States, to the president of the senate and speaker of
	100	+	4 the house of representatives of the United States congress
	101	+	5 and to the Wyoming congressional delegation.
	102	+	6
	103	+	7 (END)