Tim from @foundingfootsteps highlights Hannah Callowhill Penn for #womenshistirymonth December 1712, at the age of 41, Hannah Penn became the virtual proprietor of Pennsylvania, a position she maintained until her death in December 1726. For the first five and a half years, she managed the colony's affairs discreetly, using the proprietor's name as if she were merely conveying his instructions. William Penn, her husband of 16 years, had suffered a series of apoplectic strokes, which left him severely incapacitated, unable to speak or write clearly. After his death in July 1718, Hannah Penn was openly in charge as the guardian for her minor sons, the heirs to the proprietorship. ACCOMPLISHMENTS 🔹The only woman to serve as Pennsylvania’s governor 🔹The first woman granted the status Honorary Citizen of the United States 🔹She settled a land dispute with Lord Baltimore of Maryland that kept Philadelphia in Pennsylvania 🔹She was the first woman in the United States to have formal political authority 🔹Callowhill Street in Philadelphia is named for her ✍🏻 @Encyclopaedia Britannica