Elizabeth Peratrovich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetElizabeth Peratrovich
Civil rights activist
Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1911
Place of Birth: Petersburg, Alaska, United States
Date of Death: 01-Dec-1958
Profession: civil rights advocate
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Elizabeth Peratrovich
- Elizabeth Jean Peratrovich (; July 4, 1911 – December 1, 1958), Tlingit nation, was an important civil rights activist; she worked on behalf of equality for Alaska Natives.
- In the 1940s, she was credited with advocacy that gained the passage of the territory's Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first anti-discrimination law in the United States.
- In March 2019, her obituary was added to the New York Times as part of their "Overlooked No More" series.
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