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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.
Nov 20, 2004 · Dr. Dixy Lee Ray was a marine biologist, associate professor at the University of Washington, and director of Seattle's Pacific Science Center. In 1972 President Richard Nixon (1913-1994) appointed her to serve on the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), which she chaired from 1973 to 1975.
May 2, 2024 · Dixy Lee Ray (born September 3, 1914, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.—died January 2, 1994, Fox Island, near Seattle, Washington) was an American zoologist and government official who was a colourful and outspoken supporter of the nuclear industry, critic of the environmental movement, and proponent of making science more accessible to the public.
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Jan 3, 1994 · Dixy Lee Ray, who served as Washington's first woman governor and led the Atomic Energy Commission, died at 79 in 1994. She was a professor, a politician and a controversial figure who challenged the nuclear establishment.
Dixy Lee Ray was a scientist, professor and politician who served as the first woman governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. She was known for her bluntness, her support of nuclear power and her feud with Senator Magnuson.
Dixy Lee Ray was the first woman governor of Washington state from 1977 to 1981. She was a marine biologist, a former head of the Atomic Energy Commission, and a political maverick who supported nuclear power and economic development.
A profile of the former UW zoology professor, governor and Atomic Energy Commission chair, who was known for her controversial views on the environment and nuclear power. Learn about her life, achievements, controversies and legacy from this 1994 article.
