Ella Grasso: Connecticut's Pioneering Governor

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

ELLA GRASSO yY a driftless connecticu t series b o ok This book is a 2012 selection in the Driftless Connecticut Series, for an outstanding book in any field on a Connecticut topic or written by a Connecticut author. ELLA GRASSO Connecticut’s Pioneering Governor Jon E. Purmont wesleyan university press Middletown, Connecticut The Driftless Connecticut Series is funded by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Wesleyan University Press Middletown CT 06459 www.wesleyan.edu/wespress© 2012 Jon E. Purmont All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Wesleyan University Press is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Purmont, Jon E. Ella Grasso : Connecticut’s pioneering governor / Jon E. Purmont. p. cm. — (A driftless Connecticut series book) (Garnet books) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8195-7343-8 (cloth : alk. paper)— isbn 978-0-8195-7344-5 (ebook) 1. Grasso, Ella. 2. Governors—Connecticut—Biography. 3. Women governors—Connecticut—Biography. I. Title. f101.3.g73p87 2012 974.6'043092—dc23 2012022001 [b] 5 4 3 2 1 Every reasonable attempt has been made to identify owners of copyright. Errors or omissions will be corrected in subsequent editions. To Helen and Howard Purmont who were the best of Parents yY This page intentionally left blank ...