http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/isabella_cannon The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/female_firsts_in_north_carolina <p>Gov.-elect <a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/dome/profiles/beverly_perdue">Beverly Perdue</a> will be the state&#39;s first female governor.</p> <p>But it won&#39;t be the only first for women in North Carolina. Below, a list of other female firsts compiled by N&amp;O researcher Brooke Cain. </p> <p>STATE REPRESENTATIVE: In 1920, <a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/faq/who_was_lillian_exum_clement">Lillian Exum Clement</a> of Buncombe County was the first woman elected to the state House and first female Southern legislator.</p> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/female_firsts_in_north_carolina#comments Under the Dome Beverly Perdue Cherie Berry council of state Elaine Marshall Eliza Jane Pratt Elizabeth Dole Eva Clayton Isabella Cannon Janet Cowell Janice Faulkner June Atkinson Kate Burr Johnson Lillian Exum Clement Margaret Taylor Harper Susie Sharp Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:04:57 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 11011 at http://projects.newsobserver.com