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Eileen Ryan (1923- ) was a schoolteacher and an activist in the environmental and conservation movements in Seattle.

Ryan was born in Kent, Washington, in 1923 and attended Holy Names Academy, Seattle University, and National Catholic University in Washington D.C. She taught in the Seattle School District from 1958-1984. Ryan worked summers on the Double K Ranch in Gooseprairie as a wrangler, taking people on trail rides, hunting, fishing, and helping at the ranch. She became acquainted with William O. Douglas at the Double K Ranch. Ryan became active in the environmental movement to promote the Cougar Lakes Wilderness Area which later became the William O. Douglas Wilderness Area. She served as a board member of the North Cascades Conservation Council from 1967-1969.