Julia Waldrip Ker was a woman of firsts. She was Olympia’s first female attorney, first city treasurer, and first police court judge. A woman who faced Julia Waldrip Ker was a woman of firsts. She was Olympia’s first female attorney, first city treasurer, and first police court judge.
Washington is the only American state named after a president. It is named for George Washington (1732-1799), the Revolutionary War leader who served as A less noticed memorial to George Washington stands across from the Helen Sommers building near Capitol Way: an elm tree planted in 1932, on the bicentennial of the leader’s birth.