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Miriam A. Ferguson wins 1924 Democrat primary...
Miriam A. Ferguson wins 1924 Democrat primary...
Item # 708243
August 25, 1924
THE WORLD, Aug. 25, 1924
* Miriam "Ma" A. Ferguson
* Democrat primary victory
* Woman Governor of Texas
* vs. Ku Klux Klan candidate
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "MRS. FERGUSON CRUSHES KLAN BY 110,000 TEXAS MAJORITY; WINS ALMOST EVERY COUNTY" with subheads and photo of 'Ma" Ferguson sweeping. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning, minor spine wear, small library label within the masthead, generally in very nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Miriam Amanda "Ma" Ferguson was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Texas: from 1925 to 1927, and from 1933 to 1935. She was the first female governor of Texas, and the second woman to be governor of any U.S. state, after Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming.
Category: The 20th Century
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