Dixy Lee Ray

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Former Governor of Washington

Dixy Lee Ray was an American academic, scientist, and politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female governor and was in... Wikipedia

Born: September 3, 1914, Tacoma, WA

Died: January 2, 1994 (age 79 years), Fox Island, WA

Education: Stanford University (1945), Northeastern University in Oakland (1937), and Stadium High School

Books: Trashing the Planet, Environmental Overkill, The Nation's Energy Future: A Report to Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States, and more

Party: Democratic Party

Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada

Previous offices: Governor of Washington (1977–1981) and Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs of the United States (1975–1975)