Jessie Rae Scott (October 12, 1929 – December 26, 2010) was the First Lady of North Carolina from 1969 to 1973 and the widow of former North Carolina Governor Robert W.
Scott.Scott unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for North Carolina's labor commissioner in 1976 and served as the state coordinator for Jimmy Carter presidential campaign.
She also acted as the chief lobbyist for North Carolina's Equal Rights Amendment for women.