Women's History Month: Elizabeth Peratrovich (Tlingit)

An Alaska Native civil rights leader, Elizabeth Peratrovich (Tlingit) was before her time. Peratrovich, born in 1911 in St. Petersburg, Alaska, grew up during a time where signs outside of restaurants often read: “No Indians or dogs allowed.”

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