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(Tuesday)
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Languages
English, Tlingit
Spouse
Roy Peratrovich (1931)
Education
Ketchikan High School, Sheldon Jackson College, Western Washington University
Zodiac Sign
♋ Cancer
Chinese Zodiac
猪 Pig
Name Origin
English < Ancient Greek < Biblical Hebrew (אֱלִישֶׁבַע)
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Elizabeth Peratrovich: Civil rights activist from Alaska (1911–1958).
Born in Petersburg (died at age 47).
Recipient of the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.
Studied at Ketchikan High School.
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Alaska Women's Hall of Fame
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Biography
Elizabeth Peratrovich was an American civil rights activist, Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, and a Tlingit who worked for equality on behalf of Alaska Natives. In the 1940s, her advocacy was credited as being instrumental in the passing of Alaska's Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first state or territorial anti-discrimination law enacted in the United States.
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Elizabeth Peratrovich was born on and passed away on at the age of 47.
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Elizabeth Peratrovich was born in Petersburg.
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