Ella Grasso was a politician.  She was the first female governor of Connecticut and the first female governor in the United States to be elected without having been married to a former governor.  

Magazines:

• Ella Grasso

Encyclopedias: 

• Britannica School (Level 2 article)

• Encyclopedia Britannica (Challenge)

• Academic Kids (Challenge) 

• Fact Monster (Challenge)

Websites:

• Connecticut Project Helper (page 8)

• National Women's Hall of Fame

• Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell on Ella Grasso Video

• Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame (Challenge)

• ConnecticutHistory.org

  • Ella Grasso

  • America's First Woman Governor: Ella Grasso (Challenge)

  • First Woman Elected as US State Governor Born Today in History May 10 (Challenge)

Library Books:

• Connecticut (Hello U.S.A.) by Amy Gelman (page 67)

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