January 8 Peace Love Art Activism | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley January 8 Peace Love Art Activism, Congress overrode Andrew Johnson's veto of a granting all adult male citizens of the District of Columbia the right to vote.

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50 years ago TODAY! On #January8th1975, then U.S Congresswoman #EllaGrasso, was sworn in as the first Woman to serve as #Governor of #Connecticut, and of ANY state in U.S history (Who wasn't the spouse of a former #Governor) Her spirit of trailblazing leadership, is with us today

Kevin Rennie: There was one right governor for Connecticut at the right time My role as a political columnist for the state’s largest newspaper meant we would inevitably fall out.

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#JodiRell was an icon and a trailblazer who was just the SECOND Woman to lead our state of #Connecticut after the infamous #EllaGrasso She leaves behind a legacy that must now live on, in us all. May her memory be a blessing 🙏 #RIPJodiRell #CTPolitics 💔

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#JodiRell was an icon and a trailblazer who was just the SECOND Woman to lead our state of #Connecticut after the infamous #EllaGrasso She leaves behind a legacy that must now live on, in us all. May her memory be a blessing 🙏 #RIPJodiRell #CTPolitics 💔

Saddened to hear the news of the death of my friend, former @GovernorRell Just one of TWO Women to ever lead our state (After #EllaGrasso) who saved us from scandal, lead us out of economic Crises and proved that Bipartsanship works in CT. She will be missed! 😢💔 #RIPJodiRell

M. Jodi Rell, governor who healed Connecticut after scandals, dies at 78 in Florida Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell died Wednesday after a brief illness at age 78.

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My friend @GovernorRell was just the second Woman to lead our state (After #EllaGrasso) and lead it out of the dark years of #JohnRowland into economic prosperity. She proved that bipartsanship worked. She will be missed! #RIPJodiRell #CTPolitics 💔😢🙏