Eva Greenslit Anderson
Eva Greenslit Anderson | |
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| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
| In office 1949–1961 | |
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| Born | 1889 Surprise, Nebraska |
| Died | 1972 |
Eva Greenslit Anderson (1889–1972) was a Washington educator, author, and politician. Born in Surprise, Nebraska, she married and moved to Chelan, Washington, where she worked as an author, educator and legislator.[1] She served as Washington State Supervisor of Adult Education in 1934. She received a PhD from the University of Washington in 1937 and was named Washington's woman of achievement in 1949.[2] As a politician, Anderson sat in the Washington House of Representatives from 1948 to 1960 as a Republican representative of the 12th district, which included Chelan county.[3]
After becoming interested in the history of the Pacific north west region, she published a number of books on local history. Her book Chief Seattle was rated one of the 10 best on native Americans by the U.S. Department of the Interior.[3] Her papers, photos, speeches, newspaper clippings and more are archived at the Central Washington University Archives in Ellensburg, Washington.
References[edit]
- ^ Butler County: The Boston Studio Collection, Susan R. McLain, Arcadia Publishing, 2009, page 54
- ^ American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary, Jennifer Scanlon, Shaaron Cosner, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, Page 5
- ^ a b Biography at Washington state legacy project, accessed 5 August 2012
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- 1889 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Butler County, Nebraska
- Republican Party members of the Washington House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Washington (state)
- 20th-century American legislators
- People from Chelan, Washington
- 20th-century American women politicians
- Historians from Nebraska
- Historians from Washington (state)
- 20th-century American historians
- 20th-century American women writers
- American women historians
- 20th-century Washington (state) politicians