Kathy Hochul soon will take office as New York's first female governor. But she's far from the only woman advancing to elected positions that were rarely, or never before, held by women.
Liv Ennis, 6, of Genesee, and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul give a bottle to a calf on a visit to the Agricultural Discovery Center at the Erie County Fair on Sunday.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York State Agricultural Commissioner Richard Ball talk as they wait for Hochul's fried cookie dough at the Erie County Fair on Sunday.
Photos: Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul visits the Erie County Fair
Kathy Hochul is greeted as she arrives at the Erie County Fair
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is greeted by Barry Flansburg, head of the Fair's Agriculture Development Center, as she comes on a visit to the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Kathy Hochul gets ready for news conference
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul arrives for a press conference on a visit to the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul answers questions at a press conference on a visit to the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021.
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Liv Ennis, 6, of Genesee, and Kathy Hochul, lieutenant governor of New York give a bottle to a calf
Liv Ennis, 6, of Genesee, and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul give a bottle to a calf on a visit to the Agricultural Discovery Center at the Erie County Fair on Sunday.
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Kathy Hochul, lieutenant governor of New York, right, is shown around by Barry Flansburg
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is shown around by Barry Flansburg, head of the Fair's Agriculture Development Center.
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Kathy Hochul checks out a llama.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul looks over a llama owned by Danielle Schmidt, 16, of Medina.
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Kathy Hochul talks with the Vitrano's.
Terry Vitrano of Buffalo, and Charlene Vitrano and Finn Vitrano, 5, talk with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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Kathy Hochul and husband Bill play "I Got It".
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and her husband Bill Hochul play "I Got It" on a visit to the Erie County Fair in Hamburg.
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Kathy Hochul and Richard Ball at the Fair
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York State Agricultural Commissioner Richard Ball talk as they wait for Hochul's fried cookie dough at the Erie County Fair on Sunday.
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Kathy Hochul talks with Fair goers.
Karen Spaulding of Hamburg, with her nieces Molly Logsdon, 2, in her arms and Ainsley Logsdon, 5, of Springville talk with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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Kathy Hochul walk the Erie County Fair on a visit.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on a visit to the Erie County Fair in Hamburg on Sunday, with New York State Agricultural Commissioner Richard Ball, at right.
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Kathy Hochul waves goodbye to well wishers.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul waves goodbye as she leaves the fair.
Liv Ennis, 6, of Genesee, and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul give a bottle to a calf on a visit to the Agricultural Discovery Center at the Erie County Fair on Sunday.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York State Agricultural Commissioner Richard Ball talk as they wait for Hochul's fried cookie dough at the Erie County Fair on Sunday.
