She Won Over Toyoda-san To Land First U.S. Factory

The only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky was a rising star until her husband was convicted of extortion, ending her political career.

- BY CHRIS KORNELIS

The news was good but also disheartening: Toyota Motor was planning to build its first standalone factory in the U.S., but Kentucky wasn’t in consideration. By working the phones and back channels, Martha Layne Collins was able to land a meeting i