Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich

Overview

Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich born Petersburg, AK July 4, 1911 (d. 1958). Tlingit human rights leader who achieved Anti-Discrimination Act 1945.

Quotations

"No law will eliminate crimes but at least you as legislators can assert to the world that you recognize the evil of the present situation and speak your intent to help us overcome discrimination." (to Alaska Senate, Feb. 8, 1945; photo Wikipedia)