Dixy Lee Ray
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 30 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 3,1914 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Tacoma |
| Washington | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | January 2,1994 |
| Died | Fox Island |
| Washington | |
| United States | |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Books | Environmental Overkill: Whatever Happened to Common Sense? |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada | |
| Job | Politician |
| Marine biologist | |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Mills College | |
| Stadium High School | |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada |
| Previous position | Governor of Washington (1977–1981) |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 536964 |
Dixy Lee Ray Life story
Dixy Lee Ray was an American 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. She was a supporter of atomic energy.
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