Fun historic fact from PA: from pennlive.com
Top 100 famous ppl fm PA
7. Hannah Callowhill Penn
First female governor of Pennsylvania
The wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, Hannah Callowhill Penn effectively ran the colony after her husband suffered a stroke, and the de facto governance became de jure following his death. For eight years, she served as the administrator of the new colony, until her death in 1726. She was one of the few individuals named an Honorary Citizen of the United States, an award granted by Congress and President Ronald Reagan in 1984.
Fun historic fact from PA: from pennlive.com Top 100 famous ppl fm PA 7. Hannah Callowhill Penn
First female governor of Pennsylvania The wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, Hannah Callowhill Penn effectively ran the colony after her husband suffered a stroke, and the de facto governance became de jure following his death. For eight years, she served as the administrator of the new colony, until her death in 1726. She was one of the few individuals named an Honorary Citizen of the United States, an award granted by Congress and President Ronald Reagan in 1984.