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Olene Walker
Olene Walker


Olene Walker served as Utah’s governor from November 2003 to January 2005, the state's first female governor. Walker was born in Ogden, Utah, on November 15, 1930. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Brigham Young University in 1953, her master’s degree in political science from Stanford University in 1954, and her doctorate in education administration from the University of Utah in 1981. From 1970-1973, Walker was an education consultant for the U.S. Department of Education and from 1974-1979, she was director of the Salt Lake City School […]
Lurleen Wallace
Lurleen Wallace


Lurleen Burns Wallace served as governor of Alabama from January 1967 until her death in May 1968, the first female governor of the state. She succeeded her husband, George Wallace, in office. At that time, Alabama's constitution did not allow consecutive terms, and after Mrs. Wallace's election, Mr. Wallace continued to exert gubernatorial authority. Wallace was born on September 19, 1926, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. After graduating from high school, she worked for a year until marrying George Wallace in 1943. She spent the next 20 years as a homemaker until […]
Christine Todd Whitman
Christine Todd Whitman


Christine (Christie) Todd Whitman served as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2001-2003. During her tenure at the EPA, Whitman oversaw the EPA's response to environmental hazards caused by the September 11 terrorist attacks. Previous to serving as EPA administrator, Whitman was New Jersey's governor from 1994-2001, the first woman governor of that state. Whitman was born on September 26, 1946, in New York. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in government from Wheaton College in 1968. Her early political career included work for Nelson Rockefeller's presidential campaign and […]
Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer


Gretchen Whitmer assumed office as governor of Michigan on Jan. 1, 2019. Whitmer was born on August 23, 1971, in Lansing, Michigan. Her father served as head of the Michigan Department of Commerce under Governor William Milliken and her mother was an assistant attorney general under Attorney General Frank Kelley. Whitmer earned her Bachelor of Arts in communications from Michigan State University in 1993 and her Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law in 1998. Whitmer began her political career in 2000 when she was elected to the […]