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==Background==

==Background==

he second of five daughters of Alvis Marion Ray (1893-1947) and the former Frances Adams (1895-1945), she was born in Tacoma in Pierce County. Her sisters were Marion Francis Ray Reid (1913-2001) (her gubernatorial hostess), Jean Louise Ray (1920-1998), Juliana Ray Strong (1925-2013), and Alvista Ray Steele (1926-2000). All are interred at Fox Island Cemetery in Pierce County. At the age of twelve, Ray became the youngest female to climb the summit of scenic  [[Mount Rainier]] south of Seattle.<ref name=findagrave>Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed August 6, 2021.</ref>

The second of five daughters of Alvis Marion Ray (1893-1947) and the former Frances Adams (1895-1945), she was born in Tacoma in Pierce County. Her sisters were Marion Francis Ray Reid (1913-2001) (who acted as her gubernatorial hostess), Jean Louise Ray (1920-1998), Juliana Ray Strong (1925-2013), and Alvista Ray Steele (1926-2000). All are interred at Fox Island Cemetery in Pierce County. At the age of twelve, Ray became the youngest female to climb the summit of scenic  [[Mount Rainier]] south of Seattle.<ref name=findagrave>Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed August 6, 2021.</ref>

Miss Ray graduated with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Mills College , a private female liberal arts institution, in Oakland, [[California]]. Thereafter she earned a [[Ph.D.]] in [[biology]] from the private [[Stanford University]] in Palo Alto, California. From 1945 to 1972, she was an instructor, assistant professor, and associate professor at the [[University of Washington]] in  [[Seattle]]. She was the lead scientist aboard the schooner, ''SS Te Vega,'' in a trip to the [[Indian Ocean]]. Under her guidance from 1963 to 1972, the nearly bankrupt Pacific Science Center was made into an interactive learning facility and rescued from the brink of bankruptcy.<ref name=findagrave/>

Miss Ray graduated from Stadium High School in Tacoma and received the Bachelor of Science and [[Master of Science]] from Mills College , a private female liberal arts institution, in Oakland, [[California]]. Thereafter she earned a [[Ph.D.]] in [[biology]] from the private [[Stanford University]] in Palo Alto, California. From 1945 to 1972, she was an instructor, assistant professor, and associate professor at the [[University of Washington]] in  [[Seattle]]. She was the lead scientist aboard the schooner, ''SS Te Vega,'' in a trip to the [[Indian Ocean]]. Under her guidance from 1963 to 1972, the nearly bankrupt Pacific Science Center was made into an interactive learning facility and rescued from the brink of bankruptcy.<ref name=findagrave/>

==Political career==

==Political career==