Dixy Lee Ray

Known for

Acting

Born

September 3, 1914

Died

January 2, 1994

Birthplace

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994) 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 office during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dixy Lee Ray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.