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	Ella T. Grasso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After attending St. Mary's School in Windsor Locks, and then the Chaffee School in Windsor, Grasso went on to Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, where she was awarded her BA in 1940 and her MA in 1942.
		In 1952, Grasso was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, and served until 1957.
		On December 31, 1980, Grasso resigned her office due to her ovarian cancer, and died of it several weeks later on February 5, 1981 at the age of 61.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ella_Grasso (348 words)

	Connecticut's Heritage Gateway
		But the "Land of Steady Habits" in 1974 chose Ella Grasso as the first woman to be a governor of an American state on her own and not as a successor to an incumbent husband.
		Closer examination of the career of Grasso makes her election seem less of an anomaly, for in her thirty years of Democratic party activity her talents built a record and a base of support that made her a formidable candidate irrespective of sex.
		Her greatest strength was her identification with ordinary people, exemplified by her advocacy of legislation such as the sunshine law, which ensured the public's access to government meetings and records, and by her taking personal command during the snow emergency in the winter of 1977.
	www.ctheritage.org /encyclopedia/ctsince1929/grasso.htm (494 words)

	NIAF MileStones
		Ella Rosa Giovanna Tambussi (1919-1981) deserves a place in American political history because she was the first woman to be elected governor of any state on her own --that is, not as successor to a husband who had formerly been governor.
		Ella Grasso was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1951 and rapidly gained recognition within her party, who rewarded her in 1956 with a seat on the national Democratic Committee that formulated policies for the national ticket.
		Grasso's election as Governor of Connecticut was indeed a tribute to the high regard in which the electorate held her and to the large plurality of Democratic Party voters over Republicans in the state.
	www.niaf.org /milestones/year_1970.asp (481 words)

	Connecticut State Library GrassoE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Ella Grasso still suffered from a negative image, but her ability to balance the budget, combined with increased aid to cities and towns and the reduction of some business taxes, improved public perceptions of her.
		Grasso had no choice but to call for an increase in the sales tax to seven and one half percent, one of the highest in the nation, as well as for increases in other taxes.
		Grasso received one of the highest honors that the State of Connecticut could bestow when a privately funded statue of her was placed in a niche above the south portico of the Capitol building.
	www.cslib.org /gov/grassoe.htm (1674 words)

	Ella T. Grasso -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Ella Rose Tambussi Grasso (May 10, 1919 - February 5, 1981) was an (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American politician.
		In 1952, Grasso was elected to the (additional info and facts about Connecticut House of Representatives) Connecticut House of Representatives, and served until 1957.
		On December 31, 1980, Grasso resigned her office due to her (additional info and facts about ovarian cancer) ovarian cancer, and died of it several weeks later on February 5, 1981.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/el/ella_t._grasso.htm (296 words)

	Ella Grasso: first woman elected state Governor
		Ella Grasso was born on May 10, 1919 in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
		Grasso was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1970 and 1972.
		Ella Grasso died on February 5, 1981 in Hartford, Connecticut.
	nvnv.essortment.com /ellagrasso_rfxy.htm (549 words)

	National Women's Hall of Fame - Women of the Hall
		Young Ella Grasso wrote, "It is not enough to profess faith in the democratic process; we must do something about it." Her life and career embody her words.
		Ella Grasso spent her life in her home state of Connecticut, and won her first election - to the General Assembly of the state - in 1952; she never lost an election thereafter.
		Ella Grasso, who overcame religious prejudice and sexism to succeed, was a champion for those who needed help, including minorities, women, young people, working people and the elderly.
	www.greatwomen.org /women.php?action=viewone&id=67 (250 words)

	Ella Grasso
		Grasso was born Ella Tambussi on May 10, 1919, in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
		Grasso returned to state politics when she was elected governor of Connecticut in 1974.
		Grasso continues to be remembered for her hard work and service to Connecticut and its citizens.
	www.harcourtschool.com /activity/biographies/grasso (317 words)

	Governor Rowland: Governor Rowland Pushes For Us Postage Stamp Honoring Ella Grasso
		In 1974, Ella Grasso was the first female Governor elected in her own right in the United States.
		Grasso was a role model for women in politics throughout the country.
		A postage stamp honoring Ella Grasso would be a lasting tribute to a woman whose accomplishments have benefited the state and the nation.
	www.ct.gov /governorrowland/cwp/view.asp?A=1331&Q=256152 (370 words)

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		Purmont, who worked for Grasso while she was in office and who is nearly finished with his biography of the late governor, is a chairman of the Grasso Center.
		Purmont got to know Grasso on the campaign trail in the early 1970s, and when she was elected governor in 1974, she asked him to work for her as her executive assistant.
		Grasso, says Purmont, was ?demanding, a very hard worker, in the office early every morning, and she expected her people to work equally long hours.
	www.southernct.edu /faculty/paffairs/news?file=index.inc&action=view&id=541 (1027 words)

	Hog River Journal
		Ella said that Chaffee was an “awakening” which aroused interest in areas that she had not previously encountered.
		While Ella's achievements at Chaffee enabled her to erase any doubts she may have had about her intellectual capability in the classroom, she remained the daughter of immigrants and thus apart from her socially prominent and economically well connected classmates.
		By then Ella's career in public service, which culminated in her election the previous year as Connecticut's first woman governor, more than lived up to the challenge she and her classmates were given back in 1940.
	www.hogriver.org /issues/v02n04/ella_grasso.htm (2035 words)

	Ella T. Grasso Papers Open to Public
		Grasso (1919–1981), who earned both A.B. and M.A. degrees from Mount Holyoke, became the first woman governor of Connecticut and the first woman governor elected in her own right.
		Grasso also served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1970 to 1974, and the bulk of the documents date from those years.
		In 1974 Grasso was elected as governor of Connecticut.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /offices/comm/news/grasso.shtml (487 words)

	Ella Tambussi Grasso
		Grasso, Ella Tambussi, 1919–81, U.S. politician, governor of Connecticut (1975–80), b.
		She was the first woman to become governor of a state without achieving that office on the political coattails of her husband.
		Ella Tambussi GRASSO - GRASSO, Ella Tambussi (1919—1981) GRASSO, Ella Tambussi, a Representative from Connecticut;...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0821588.html (114 words)

	CWHF-Ella Grasso
		Ella was a gifted student who graduated with highest honors (Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude).
		Ella Grasso joined the League of Women Voters and began working for her Democratic Party as a speech writer in 1943.
		Ella Grasso endeared herself to her constituents when, during the 1978 blizzard, she stayed at the State Armory around the clock, directing emergency operations and making frequent television appearances.
	www.cwhf.org /hall/grasso/grasso.htm (291 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Conn. / Ella Grasso's childhood home on the auction block (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		A foreclosure sale is scheduled for the 1,156-square-foot home at 12 Olive St. that the state's first woman governor, Ella Grasso, grew up in.
		State officials were not aware that Grasso's childhood home was being sold.
		Susan Chandler an architect for the historic preservation and museum division of the Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, said it is difficult to keep track of all the homes in which significant people lived.
	www.boston.com /news/local/connecticut/articles/2004/08/19/ella_grassos_childhood_home_on_the_auction_block (458 words)

	ipedia.com: Ella T. Grasso Article
		Ella Rose Tambussi Grasso was an American politician.
		Born in in Windsor Locks, Connecticut to Italian immigrant parents, she would become the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state in her...
		Born in in Windsor Locks, Connecticut to Italian immigrant parents, she would become the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state in her own right: not by filling in for a husband who died in office, but by winning an election.
	www.ipedia.com /ella_t__grasso.html (411 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Conn. / Rell joins small circle of female leadership (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Ella Grasso had worked for years to gain respect in Connecticut politics before she ran for governor, after terms in the state Legislature, Congress and as secretary of the state.
		With Grasso's legacy, it has a place in history as a trailblazing state, but many still say there is progress to be made.
		Bysiewicz, who has admired Grasso since she was in high school and is planning a run for governor in 2006, said Grasso, who died in 1981, would much rather be remembered for getting the state's finances in order.
	www.boston.com /news/local/connecticut/articles/2004/07/17/rell_joins_small_circle_of_female_leadership?mode=PF (913 words)

	College of the Holy Cross \| Holy Cross Magazine
		In September 1978, between campaign stops with Connecticut Gov. Ella Grasso during her run for re-election, we discussed these issues, and the way our society treated its elderly.
		Grasso took me to the New Haven hospice team headed by Dr. Sylvia Lack in a small, three-room New Haven office.
		Ella Grasso put up the first free-standing hospice in the United States, outside New Haven.
	www.holycross.edu /departments/publicaffairs/hcm/summer04/roadsigns (1018 words)

	AllRefer.com - Ella Tambussi Grasso (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Ella Tambussi Grasso[tambyOO´sE] Pronunciation Key, 1919–81, U.S. politician, governor of Connecticut (1975–80), b.
		Windsor Locks, Conn. A Democrat, she was elected to the Connecticut legislature in 1952 and served (1958–70) as secretary of the state.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Ella Tambussi Grasso
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Grasso-E.html (184 words)

	nbc30.com - News - Papers Of Connecticut's First Woman Governor Available
		Ella T. Grasso received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the all-women's college in the 1940s.
		Grasso was re-elected four years later but resigned in 1980 because of her battle with ovarian cancer.
		Many of the responses from Grasso's office were standard form letters explaining things like her anti-abortion views and the work she was doing for veterans.
	www.nbc30.com /news/5297209/detail.html?rss=har&psp=news (265 words)

	Ella Reeve Bloor -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		original name Ella Reeve, byname Mother Bloor American political organizer and writer who was active as an American socialist and communist, both as a candidate for public office and in labour actions in several industries.
		She served in the latter office until 1970 when she was elected as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives.
		Ella King was born in Brandon, Miss., probably in the early 1830s.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9125385?tocId=9125385 (593 words)

	A Moment in Time: Governor Grasso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Ella Grasso was the product of retail Connecticut politics.
		Content: Born to a close and affectionate Italian family, Ella Grasso had an impressive academic background and soon after school got involved in politics.
		Ella Grasso was a study in contrasts; she supported government spending but insisted on efficiency and economy in state government.
	ehistory.osu.edu /world/amit/display.cfm?amit_id=1323 (318 words)

	SCSU Athletics - Directions/Weather
		Turn right at the end of the exit onto Kimberly Avenue, then left at the stoplight onto Ella Grasso Boulevard, which ends at Crescent St. Take left onto Crescent St. to first light.
		Stay on Ella Grasso Boulevard, which ends at Crescent St. Take left onto Crescent St. then an immediate right into the Engleman Hall Construction Entrance, then take your first right to the Ballpark at Southern.
		Turn right onto Ella Grasso Boulevard, and continue on until Grasso Blvd. ends at Crescent Street.
	www.southernowls.com /other/directions.php (812 words)

	William A. O'Neill: An Inventory of His Gubernatorial Records at the Connecticut State Archives. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		It was sometime in December that O'Neill learned that Grasso was going to resign because of her health.
		The reports, some of which were initially sent to Governor Grasso, include updates on legislation before Congress and on pending legislation with potential ramifications for the State, and reports about the activities of the National Governors' Association.
		This Sub-series also includes minutes and correspondence related to the Ella Grasso Memorial Statue Committee that raised funds to place a marble statue of the former Governor in one of the niches around the capitol.
	library.ccsu.edu /oneill (15527 words)

	Her Heritage: A Biographical Encyclopedia of Famous American Women: Grasso, Ella (biography)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		Born on May 10, 1919, in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Ella Rosa Giovanna Oliva Tambussi was educated in parochial schools and at the private Chaffee School in Windsor.
		She graduated from Mount Holyoke College with honors in 1940 and took an M.A. in 1942.
		During World War II she served as assistant director of research for the Connecticut office of the War Manpower Commission.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:28014567&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (223 words)

	Connecticut State Library ONeillW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-08)
		O'Neill served as State Chairman of the "Ella Grasso for Governor" Committee in 1974 and as Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee.
		In 1978, the Democrats nominated O'Neill as their candidate for Lieutenant Governor on the ticket with Ella Grasso; they won the election.
		Sometime in December 1980, O'Neill learned that Grasso was going to resign because of her health.
	www.cslib.org /gov/oneillw.htm (992 words)

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