Ketchikan Charter School held a virtual assembly on Tuesday in recognition of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day.
The Tlingit civil rights leader and her work toward equal rights for Alaska Native individuals has been celebrated every Feb. 16 since 1988, when the Alaska Legislature designated the day in her honor.
Peratrovich, who was born in Petersburg in 1911 and graduated from Ketchikan High School, worked along with her husband, Roy Peratrovich, to secure civil rights for Alaska Natives. In 1945, she advocated for equal treatment and opportunities for Alaska Natives in front of the Alaska Territorial Legislature, leading to the passage of the Anti-Discrimination Law of 1945.
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Playwright, actor reflects on legacy of Elizabeth Peratrovich
Posted by Joe Viechnicki | Feb 16, 2021
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Today, February 16 is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day in Alaska, marking the anniversary of the signing of an anti-discrimination bill passed by Alaska’s territorial legislature in 1945. The holiday honors the civil rights leader born Elizabeth Wannamaker in Petersburg July 4, 1911. She was instrumental in the passage of that law during a time when women were rarely a part of the political world and decades before the national movement for African American civil rights.
Lately Peratrovich has gained more national recognition with her face on a dollar coin issued by the U.S. Mint last year. She was also the subject of a Google doodle at the end of 2020 and a biography written for teens published in 2019. Long before that she was the focus of research for Petersburg resident, playwright and actor Diane Benson.
Elizabeth Peratrovich
Sometimes I can get a little paranoid, and today was one of those times. Look at that gorgeous Google doodle for today. I spend a certain amount of time looking at Alaskan legend as a source of art images for my quilting, so when I saw the Google doodle, I thought it was one of those targeted things.
Not so.
As it turns out, it is a doodle honoring an Alaskan Tlingit woman, Elizabeth Peratrovich. I’ve taken the following from Wikipedia (to which I donate, so I am comfortable sharing what they have to say. I love that it is updated to show today’s doodle.) This woman was something special:
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