Madeleine Kunin: the refugee who became Vermont’s first woman governor
Madeleine May Kunin fled Nazi-era Europe as a child, became a Burlington journalist and legislator, and in 1985 became Vermont’s first woman governor.
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Richard Snelling: the Shelburne businessman who governed Vermont five times
Richard Snelling ran a Shelburne manufacturing company before serving four terms as governor and returning in 1991 to tackle a budget crisis. He died in office.
