Emma Abbott Ridgway
Emma Abbott Ridgway (Democrat) represented [the 40th] district of Skagit and San Juan Counties in the House of Representatives for five terms between 1944 and 1956.
Born in Seattle, Ridgway attended Washington State University (B.A.), and Columbia University where she received her M.A. She was the owner/manager of a theater in Sedro Woolley, and the mother of one son. Ridgway was a strong advocate of increased support for public schools. She was a long-time member of the Democratic Party, and served as vice-president of the state Democratic Central Committee before her election.
In her very first session Representative Ridgway was appointed to the chairmanship of the Colleges and Universities Committee, and later chaired the Educational Institutions Committee.
Born in Seattle, Ridgway attended Washington State University (B.A.), and Columbia University where she received her M.A. She was the owner/manager of a theater in Sedro Woolley, and the mother of one son. Ridgway was a strong advocate of increased support for public schools. She was a long-time member of the Democratic Party, and served as vice-president of the state Democratic Central Committee before her election.
In her very first session Representative Ridgway was appointed to the chairmanship of the Colleges and Universities Committee, and later chaired the Educational Institutions Committee.