Ella Grasso: Connecticut's Pioneering Governor

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Baby Photograph, 1919. Courtesy of Susane Oliva Grasso. Ella on the Beach, Old Lyme, Connecticut. Courtesy of Susane Oliva Grasso. Campaign Brochure, 1958. Courtesy of Susane Oliva Grasso. State Representative Ella Grasso of Windsor Locks, 1953–1957. Photograph by Bachrach. The Tambussi family. Upper row, far right Ella’s mother Maria; middle row, far right, Ella’s father James; Ella, center, with Susane and James, first row, right. Courtesy of the Hartford Courant. The Grasso family. Tom, James, Ella, and Susane. Courtesy of Susane Oliva Grasso. Ella with Democratic State Chairman John Bailey, 1970. Courtesy of the New Haven Register. Ella with Christopher Dodd, candidate for Congress, and Betty Hudson, candidate for State Senate, 1974. All three were victorious. Courtesy of Betty Hudson. Ella receives phone call from Lieutenant Governor Robert Killian conceding the Democratic gubernatorial primary, September 12, 1978. (AP Photo/ Bob Child) (7809121176) Governor Grasso signs Urban Jobs Bill, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Riley D. Johnson, Jr. Ella speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony, April 1979. Photograph by Al Coutoure. Ella with Dick Cavett, May 1978. Record Group 005, Governor Ella T. Grasso, State Archives, Connecticut State Library. Ella on Connecticut Valley Line, Essex Steam Railroad Engine. Record Group 005, Governor Ella T. Grasso, State Archives, Connecticut State Library. Senator Abraham Ribicoff and Ella Grasso celebrate Carter-Mondale election, 1976. Record Group 005, Governor Ella T. Grasso, State Archives, Connecticut State Library. Ella campaigning with Vice President Walter Mondale 1980. Record Group 005, Governor Ella T. Grasso, State Archives, Connecticut State Library. Ella Grasso and First Lady Rosalynn Carter campaigning in April 1980. Record Group 005, Governor Ella T. Grasso, State Archives, Connecticut State Library. Ella greets President Jimmy Carter at the White House. Courtesy: Jimmy Carter Library. Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Ella Grasso, October 1981. Courtesy of Susane Oliva Grasso. ...