[DOC] [TLE] Dixy Lee Ray - Wikipedia [PAR] Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914  January 2, 1994) was a scientist who served 
as the 17th Governor of the U.S. state of Washington. Variously described as 
idiosyncratic, and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female governor 
and was known for her leadership of the ... To the surprise of many, Ray ran for 
election as Governor of Washington as a... [DOC] [TLE] Dixy Lee Ray, Former Head of U.S. Atomic Agency, Dies : Politics ... [PAR] Jan 3, 1994 ... ... of the Atomic Energy Commission and Washington state governor, died ... At 
12, she became the youngest girl to climb Mt. Rainier, Washington's highest ... 
Fifty years later, at 62, she was sworn in as the state's first woman governor--the 
only one ... She served a single term as governor from 1977 to 1981. [DOC] [TLE] Ray, Dixy Lee (1914-1994) - HistoryLink.org [PAR] Nov 20, 2004 ... In 1972 President Richard Nixon (1913-1994) appointed her to ... she became 
the first woman to be elected governor of Washington. ... Ray was the first woman 
to win the award, a trend she would ... appointed Dixy Lee Ray to serve on the 
Atomic Energy Commission. .... Dixy Lee Ray (1914-1994), 1977. [DOC] [TLE] State voters elect Dixy Lee Ray as first woman governor of ... [PAR] Nov 7, 2003 ... Six of Washington's U.S. Representatives win re-election, and Norm Dicks (b. ... 
In 1963, she became director of the Pacific Science Center. In 1972, President 
Richard Nixon (1913-1994) appointed her to the Atomic Energy Commission. .... 
1977), 887-902; Rebecca Boren, "Former Governor Dixy Lee Ray... [DOC] [TLE] dixy lee ray, former governor, us atomic energy ... - Washington Post [PAR] Jan 3, 1994 ... DIXY LEE RAY, FORMER GOVERNOR, U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY CHIEF, DIES ... 
she was head of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1973 until 1975. She was 
governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. ... Fifty years later, at 62, she was 
sworn in as the state's first female governor -- the only one so far. [DOC] [TLE] Dixy Lee Ray, First Governor, 1977-1981 - Legacy Washington - WA ... [PAR] Photo courtesy of The Washington State Archives. Dixy Lee Ray. First Governor 
... prestigious posts: first woman on the Atomic Energy Commission, director of ... 
Lou Guzzo, said after the former governor died of pneumonia in 1994 at her... [DOC] [TLE] Former Atomic Energy Commission chairman and Washington ... [PAR] Jan 3, 1994 ... Dixy Lee Ray, the former chairwoman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and 
the first woman governor of the state of Washington, died Sunday at her ... to 
become a chairwoman of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1973 to 1975 and 
later served as governor of her home state from 1977 to 1981. [DOC] [TLE] From Mt. Rainier to the Governorship of Washington, Dixy Lee Ray ... [PAR] Oct 31, 2013 ... A competitive go-getter from childhood, Dixy Lee Ray became the youngest ... 
Ray, in 1977, was only the second woman governor in the United States ... In 
1963, Ray was appointed director of the Pacific Science Center, then in its ... of 
the Atomic Energy Commission  the first woman to hold that position. [DOC] [TLE] Dixy Lee Ray | American zoologist and government official ... [PAR] Nov 19, 2015 ... Richard Nixon to be a member of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). ... 
Watergate scandal, became the first American president to resign from office. ... 
79, Ex-Governor; Led Atomic Energy Commission  Washington Secretary ... 
outspoken governor of Washington 1977-81; was state's first woman chief... [DOC] [TLE] Download Best Book Scientist And Governor, Dixy Lee Ray amazon ... [PAR] Aug 5, 2014 ... Former Governor Dixy Lee Ray is out of step, favor and fashion with ... Ray was 
elected governor of Washington in 1977 and served one four-year

Question: In 1977 this former head of the Atomic Energy Commission became Washington's first woman governor
Answer: (Dixy Lee) Ray