Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul has been elected governor of New York

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul has been elected governor of New York, succeeding Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid a whirlwind of investigations into a variety of charges.

Hochul was sworn in as the state's 57th governor soon after midnight Tuesday at a private ceremony at the Capitol in Albany. She took the oath of office again later in the morning in a public occasion.

The new governor stated that she spoke with Vice President Biden. She stated that he has offered his complete support to her administration when she assumes control of state government.

In answer to a reporter's query, Hochul stated that she wanted New Yorkers to "trust in government again."

In addition, the next governor stated that she will seek to transform "the culture of Albany."

Hochul is the state of New York's first female governor. She has also served as the clerk of Erie County and as a member of the House of Representatives. Since January 1, 2015, she had served as lieutenant governor.

Milestobe of Women

1919: The National Women's Party ignites the "Watchfires of Freedom."

Members of Congress submitted a constitutional amendment enshrining women's voting rights in 1878, but it would take decades of opposition for it to become law. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson began to favour women's suffrage, but members of the National Women's Party believed he wasn't utilising his power to persuade the last two senators required for an amendment to succeed. Activists began burning Wilson's remarks outside public buildings in January 1919, indicating that he was a hypocrite for not doing more. A few months later, the modification was approved.

The 19th Amendment enters enacted in 1920.

After the 19th Amendment was ratified by Congress, it was turned over to the states; two-thirds (or 36) of the states required to ratify the amendment before it could become law. Seven states flatly refused to accept the amendment. The crucial vote came from Tennessee, when a teenage representative's mother persuaded him to vote in favour of suffrage, breaking a deadlock in that state's assembly. On August 26, 1920, the amendment was confirmed, and women in every state were granted the right to vote in elections in November.

Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman governor of the United States in 1925.

Nellie Tayloe Ross was chosen to fill Gov. William B. Ross's seat one month after he died of appendicitis. Wyoming, the first state to provide women the right to vote, became the first to elect a woman to the state's highest office as a result of her triumph. Ross was inaugurated in January 1925, however he was defeated for reelection in 1926. She went on to have a long political career following her tenure, and she is still Wyoming's first female governor.

Women in Canada petition to be recognised as "persons" in 1927.

In 1927, five Canadian women's rights activists known as the "Famous Five" filed a lawsuit before the country's Supreme Court contending that women had the right to be nominated to the Senate. In 1928, the Court determined that women were not “persons” under the Canadian constitution and hence ineligible for Senate seats. An appeal overturned the judgement, opening up new prospects for women in Canada.

The National Council of Negro Women was established in 1935.

Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and civil rights advocate, created the National Council of Negro Women in response to a lack of communication and coherence among organisations working for African American women's rights. Since then, the Council has expanded to represent more than 25 national groups, and more than 4 million women have been involved with it.

1950: The first girl participates in Little League baseball.

Kay Johnston, at the age of 13, desired nothing more than to play Little League baseball. As a result, she chose to register as a guy called Tubby. Despite disclosing her identity, she had a good season as a team member. Following that year, the "Tubby Rule" was implemented, which prohibited girls from participating in Little League under any circumstances. Since the restriction was repealed in 1974, 18 females have advanced to the Little League World Series.

The Million Mom March kicks up in 2000.

On Mother's Day, an estimated 750,000 people marched in Washington, D.C., to protest gun violence and lobby for tougher gun control measures. Donna Dees-Thomases had seen television coverage of a shooting and started a website in the hopes of uniting other mothers who were shocked by the violence they were witnessing. The march was organised completely by word of mouth, and it resulted in the formation of dozens of Million Mom March chapters around the country campaigning for gun reform.

2010: The first woman wins an Oscar for Best Director.

For “The Hurt Locker,” a dramatisation of the Iraq war, Kathryn Bigelow won two Oscars: Best Director and Best Picture. She bested a cadre of well-known male directors (including her ex-husband, “Avatar” director James Cameron) and shattered the stereotype that women can only be successful directing films about women.

2020: Kamala Harris, the first woman elected vice president of the United States

Kamala Harris, the first woman elected vice president of the United States, made history on multiple fronts in 2020 when she was elected vice president of the United States. Harris, who was born in India to an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, is not only the first woman to become vice president, but also the first Black American and the first South Asian American to do so. “While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last,” Harris declared in her victory address. Because every little girl watching tonight realises that this is a country full of opportunities.”