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Elizabeth Peratrovich
Elizabeth Peratrovich is an American civil rights activist, the Grand President of the Indigenous Sisters of Alaska, and a member of the Tlingit Nation who has worked for equal rights on behalf of Alaska Natives. During the 1940s, his support was credited as having contributed to the passage of the Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first state or territorial discrimination law passed in the United States. States. In 1988, the Alaska Legislature established February 16 as Elizabeth Peratrovich Day "for her courageous and relentless efforts to eliminate discrimination and achieve equal rights in Alaska." In March 2019, her obituary was added to the New York Times as part of their "Overlooked No More" series, and in 2020, the United States Mint released an image-bearing $ 1 gold coin. of Elizabeth in honor of their historic achievements.
Native nameḴaax̲gal.aat
BornElizabeth Jean Wanamaker, Petersburg, District of Alaska, U.S.
DiedDecember 1, 1958, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
EducationSheldon Jackson College, Western College of Education
OrganizationAlaska Native Sisterhood
Known forCivil-rights activism, Native-American rights
Children3

About Elizabeth Peratrovich

Civil Rights Leader Elizabeth Peratrovich was born on July 4, 1911 in Petersburg, Alaska, United States (She dies at the age of 47, on December 1, 1958).

Activist for Alaskan Indians who contributed to the passage of the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first federal law forbidding discrimination.

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Elizabeth Peratrovich before becoming famous

Elizabeth Peratrovich was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1911 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Pig (豬).

Her state barred native Alaskan women from attending public events where their GI brothers were welcome, and mixing of males and females of different races was strictly forbidden.

Achievement of Elizabeth Peratrovich

She collaborated with both chambers of Congress to pass legislation ensuring all citizens"full and equal accommodations, facilities, and privileges".

Elizabeth Peratrovich's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

She was adopted as a young page by a Native Alaskan Tlingit couple and later married Roy Peratrovich, another Tingit.

Elizabeth Peratrovich Collabed with

Years after her work for Alaskan natives, Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King pushed for the Civil Rights Act to grant African Americans the same equality.

Elizabeth Peratrovich Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Elizabeth Peratrovich updated on March 14 2023.