Ella Grasso : Connecticut's pioneering governor / Jon E. Purmont.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Purmont, Jon E.

Series:

Driftless Connecticut series.

Garnet books

A driftless Connecticut series book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Governors--Connecticut--Biography.

Governors.

Women governors--Connecticut--Biography.

Women governors.

Grasso, Ella.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 constituent

Contents:

Child of twentieth-century pilgrims

One of the country's most wonderful women

The whole day...a rosy glow

Involved in the making of a government

Working in the vineyards

I can be a gadfly here

I believe working for people is the noblest profession

The daughter of a Tortonese governs Connecticut

I love you...I love you all.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8195-7344-2

OCLC:

816818664