Not many people know it, but Oregon had U.S. history's first female governor (in 1909), first female sworn police officer (in 1908) and first female stagecoach driver (in the 1860s). (Statewide; 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1604b.great-women-part2-386.html)