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Nellie Ross Director of the Mint

Nellie Tayloe Ross (right) was Director of the Mint from 1933 to 1953. She also was the first (and only) female governor of Wyoming (1925 - 1927) and a staunch supporter of Prohibition.

Marion Glass Banister (left) was the Assistant United States Treasurer, appointed by President Roosevelt. Times Magazine said, at the time of her appointment that "As a glorified bookkeeper, she has no policy-making powers."

Even the caption of this photo made jokes about women being in positions of power (especially in regards to money): "Look out for Uncle Sam's cash" was the cute opening sentence.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Harris & Ewing, photographer ... show more

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Marion Glass Banister

Mini-biography
Born: 1868
Died: unknown
Also in this photo: Marion Glass Banister at 70 years old  ·  Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross at 62 years old