ROSS BIOGRAPHY ON BOOK TV: A Wyoming State Museum presentation by Colorado author Teva Scheer on her book “Governor Lady: The Life and Times of Nellie Tayloe Ross,” will be aired on CSPAN2’s “BOOK TV” (channel 21 in Cheyenne) at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 25. In the presentation, taped during a blizzard Feb.15 at the State Museum, Scheer discusses Ross’s life as wife of Wyoming Governor William Bradford Ross, her role as first lady, her election as governor, her appointment as vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee in 1928, and finally her time as the first woman director of the U.S. Mint. Autographed copies of Scheer’s book are available at the Wyoming State Museum Store located in the Barrett Building, 2301 Central Avenue in Cheyenne. FMI: Beth Miller at 307-777-5320.

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