I would not have expected that I, who am 'barely out of savagery,' would have to remind gentlemen with five thousand years of recorded civilization behind them, of our Bill of Rights. — Elizabeth Peratrovich (image via Wikimedia) Elizabeth grew up in activism. Her Tlingit Alaskan family belonged to anti-racist organizations and fought for the integration of schools. When Elizabeth later became grand president of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, her husband was running to be president of its companion organization, the Alaska Native Brotherhood.
A Woman to Know: Elizabeth Peratrovich
A Woman to Know: Elizabeth Peratrovich
A Woman to Know: Elizabeth Peratrovich
I would not have expected that I, who am 'barely out of savagery,' would have to remind gentlemen with five thousand years of recorded civilization behind them, of our Bill of Rights. — Elizabeth Peratrovich (image via Wikimedia) Elizabeth grew up in activism. Her Tlingit Alaskan family belonged to anti-racist organizations and fought for the integration of schools. When Elizabeth later became grand president of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, her husband was running to be president of its companion organization, the Alaska Native Brotherhood.