Nena Jolidon Croake
Nena Jolidon Croake (Progressive)
represented [the 37th] district of King County in the
House of Representatives during the 1913
session.
One of the first two women elected to the Washington State Legislature, Croake was a practicing doctor of Osteopathy prior to her election.
Representive Croake distinguished herself at the very beginning of the 13th Session when she introduced the first bill, a proposal to improve standards for women's working conditions.
--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers
One of the first two women elected to the Washington State Legislature, Croake was a practicing doctor of Osteopathy prior to her election.
Representive Croake distinguished herself at the very beginning of the 13th Session when she introduced the first bill, a proposal to improve standards for women's working conditions.
--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers