Pearl Thrasher
Pearl Gladys Thrasher was an American aircraft electrician and politician who served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1945 to 1947. She represented Washington's 31st legislative district as a Democrat.
In 1954, former Communist Party functionary Barbara Hartle testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee that several prominent state Democrats were secret Communists, naming Thrasher among them.