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'''Marguerite Lee Ray,''' known as '''Dixy Lee Ray''' (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994), was an [[United States|American]] [[scientist]] who served as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[governor]] of her native [[Washington]] State from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic, and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female governor. She was in office during the 1980 eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]]. She was the last chairman of the [[Atomic Emergy Commission]] and a lifelong supporter of nuclear energy.
'''Marguerite Lee Ray,''' known as '''Dixy Lee Ray''' (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994), was an [[United States|American]] [[scientist]] who served as the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[governor]] of her native [[Washington]] State from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic, and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female governor. She was in office during the 1980 eruption of [[Mount St. Helens]]. She was the last chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission]] and a lifelong proponent of nuclear energy.
==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>
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>