Rose Mofford - First Woman Governor of Arizona

by Marilyn Myrick Watson

Overview

Rose Mofford, the first woman governor in Arizona, served following the impeachment of Governor Ev Mecham in 1987-1991. The book details her early life in Globe, Arizona and her first job in Arizona government where she worked for fifty-one years. This book has been termed revealing by some and ‘ really funny’ by others. It gives a realistic view into the life of a life-long public servant of Arizona. This book is appropriate for readers from age 10 to adult.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013928022
Publisher:	Marilyn Myrick Watson
Publication date:	02/13/2012
Series:	Arizona State Greats , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	741,438
File size:	778 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sixteen years as an elementary school librarian led Marilyn Myrick Watson to the writing of the State Greats Biography Series. As students asked for books on famous Arizonans, she repeatedly told them, “there are none.” Frustrated by this, Watson started her own research. She was born in Steubenville, Ohio, the daughter of an avid reader of biographies. Watson got her degree in elementary education and a minor in library science at Miami University in Ohio. She obtained her Masters’ degree in counselor education at Arizona State University. She began teaching fifth grade in Phoenix, followed by five years of grant writing and teacher training in Tempe. When her first daughter was born, she took time off to finish raising her family. After the last of four children went to school, so did she. She has been a teacher-librarian in Scottsdale, Arizona, since 1991.