Elizabeth Peratrovich was instrumental in the passage of the 1945 Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945 during a time when women were rarely a part of the political world and before the national Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
"Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945"
Coin commemorating Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich released
The 2020 Native American $1 coin is currently only available online, but Alaskans are advocating for a wider release.