Nena Jolidon Croake Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Dr.
Nena Jolidon-Croake
State House:Washington
District:37th
Term Start:1913
Term End:1915
Birth Date:1865
Death Date:1934
Death Place:Los Angeles
Party:Progressive
Spouse:John B. Croake

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celebrating 100 years:Women in the Legislature . 2017-07-19.
  2. Web site: Nena Jolidon-Croake, Mystery Feminist of Tacoma . The Tacoma News Tribune . Murray C. Morgan . 1994-08-04 . 2017-07-19.