Grace S. Dorris

Grace Storey Dorris (née McMillan, formerly Green; March 14, 1887 – December 29, 1968) was an American politician who served in the California State Assembly for the 56th district from 1919 until 1921 and from 1923 until 1927.

A member of the Republican Party, she was one of the first four women to be elected to the California State Legislature, alongside Esto Bates Broughton, Anna L. Saylor, and Elizabeth Hughes.

She advocated for justice reform, proposing the provision of public defenders alongside prosecutors, supported water rights for farmers in her district, and pushed for stricter child labor protections.

[8] Dorris took the lead on federal suffrage efforts, introducing a joint resolution calling for a "memorial to Congress" to support the passage of the 19th Amendment.

[13] She was a member of the El Tejon Parlor 239, Native Daughters of the Golden West, the Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion, and the Civic Commercial Association.

Dorris (right) with Anna L. Saylor and Elizabeth Hughes , 1919.