Nena Jolidon-Croake (1865–1934) was an American politician and one of the first two women elected to the Washington State Legislature, representing the 37th Legislative District from

Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Pa ...

Early life and career

Jolidon-Croake worked as a physician. She served as President of the Washington Equal Suffrage Society and supported the 1910 amendment which gave women the right to vote in Washington.

Political career

Jolidon-Croake ran for office in 1913 after passage of Washington's Fifth Amendment, providing women the right to vote. Her first bill sought to improve women's working conditions.

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1865 births 1934 deaths Members of the Washington House of Representatives Women state legislators in Washington (state) Politicians from Tacoma, Washington Washington (state) Progressives (1912) {{Washington-politician-stub