Miriam A. Ferguson

Miriam Amanda "Ma" Ferguson (13 June 1875 – 25 June 1961) became the first woman Governor of Texas in 1924, and the second woman state governor in the United States, after Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming.

Misattributed

 * If the King's English was good enough for Jesus Christ, it's good enough for the children of Texas!
 * Attributed, for example, by, which contains a common version of the story, where Ferguson says this while holding a bible and defending her objection to the teaching of Spanish in Texas public schools
 * According to, a variation on this quote is reported in the New York Times on May 23, 1881, but no record of Ferguson having said this, or anything like it, could be found
 * This quote and variations on it are often attributed to others; one story, usually heard outside the United States, has an unnamed "U.S. congressman" saying it in a television interview; for example, see