Julia Pritt ( – ) was a Seattle area philanthropist and cofounder of
Attachmate
Attachmate Corporation is a 1982-founded software company which focused on secure terminal emulation, legacy integration, and managed file transfer software. Citrix-compatibility and Attachment ''Reflection'' were enhanced/added offerings.
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. She founded Julia's Place (a homeless family shelter in the Madrona neighborhood) and Washington Women in Need, and donated land for an
Issaquah
Issaquah ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 40,051 at the 2020 census. Located in a valley and bisected by Interstate 90, the city is bordered by the Sammamish Plateau to the north and the "Issaquah Alp ...
park. Pritt died in April, 2010.
The Julia Pritt House, a shelter for the homeless in Issaquah, was named for her.
Julia Pritt and
Frank Pritt Frank Wilson Pritt III (1940-2015) was a salesperson and product manager for Harris Corporation in the 1970s, then founder of Attachmate Corporation in 1982. Attachmate went on to become Washington's largest privately held software firm. He was l ...
were Seattle software entrepreneurs, and co-founded Attachmate in their living room in 1982. They were married for 28 years, divorcing in 1990.
Pritt was born in
Torrance, California
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