<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> James Ferguson (1899--1944) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Education </Th> <Td> Salado College University of Mary Hardin - Baylor </Td> </Tr> <P> Miriam Amanda Wallace "Ma" Ferguson (June 13, 1875--June 25, 1961) was the first female Governor of Texas, serving from 1925 to 1927 and 1933 to 1935 . </P> <P> Ferguson was born Miriam Amanda Wallace in Bell County, Texas . She studied at Salado College and Baylor Female College . When she was 24, she married James Edward Ferguson, who was then a lawyer . </P>

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