Wayland Baptist University: Crowe to Author Book About Local Figure
February 12, 2021
February 12, 2021
PLAINVIEW, Texas, Feb. 12 (TNSRes) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news release:
When it comes to general political knowledge in West Texas, the name Emma Grigsby Meharg may not ring any bells, but perhaps it should. Meharg was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State for the State of Texas, doing so in the mid-1920s under governor Miriam "Ma" Ferguson who was the first woman governor of Texas. What may be of more interest is that Meharg lived in P . . .
When it comes to general political knowledge in West Texas, the name Emma Grigsby Meharg may not ring any bells, but perhaps it should. Meharg was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State for the State of Texas, doing so in the mid-1920s under governor Miriam "Ma" Ferguson who was the first woman governor of Texas. What may be of more interest is that Meharg lived in P . . .