LEADER 04418cam 2200541 i 4500001 on1057239018 003 OCoLC 005 20201013062426.0 008 181009t20192019akuab b 000 0beng c 010 2018028794 020 9781602233706 |q(pbk. ; |qalk. paper) 020 1602233705 035 (Sirsi) o1057239018 035 (OCoLC)1057239018 040 AzTeS/DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dOCLCF |dBDX |dYDX |dDLC |dXFF |dEHH |dTEU |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dOCL |dOCLCA |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dYUS |dUAH |dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us-ak 049 ERE7 050 00 E99.T6 |bB66 2019 082 00 323.1197 |223 092 B |bP411B 100 1 Boochever, Annie, |eauthor. |=^A1409510 245 10 Fighter in velvet gloves : |bAlaska civil rights hero Elizabeth Peratrovich / |cby Annie Boochever ; in collaboration with Roy Peratrovich, Jr. 264 1 Fairbanks : |bUniversity of Alaska Press, |c[2019] 264 4 |c©2019 300 xiv, 101 pages : |billustrations, maps ; |c24 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-97). 505 0 Elizabeth Peratrovich's parents -- Growing up the Alaska native way -- School days -- Citizenship, a terrible sign, and Kayhi -- Marriage and Klawock -- The capital city -- Separate schools -- The native vote -- Meeting with the governor -- The orphanage -- Laying the groundwork by airplane -- Grand presidents -- The big day -- Carefully chosen words -- What happened next -- A quiet ending. 520 "'No Natives or Dogs Allowed' blared the storefront sign at the young Tlingit Indian girl. The sting of those words would stay with Elizabeth Peratrovich all her life. Years later, a seasoned fighter for equality, she would deliver her own eloquent message. One that helped change Alaska and the nation forever. Tensions could not have been higher in Gallery B of the Alaska Territorial Senate. Alaska Natives and non-Natives pressed shoulder to shoulder or stood teetering on chairs to peer over the avalanche of heads that flowed into the hallway. They had come to hear debate on the first anti-discrimination bill in America, almost 20 years before passage of the United States Civil Rights Act. One speaker remained. Now thirty-three years old, Elizabeth Peratrovich placed her knitting next to her young daughter and rose. Dignified and confident in white velvet gloves, stylish green dress and matching hat, she made her way slowly down the crowded aisle. The audience strained forward, drawn by her calm but powerful presence. She turned to face the assembled legislators. Fighter in Velvet Gloves traces Elizabeth's life, from birth and adoption to leadership in a battle for civil rights now celebrated annually throughout Alaska on Elizabeth Peratrovich Day. Author Annie Boochever grew up in Juneau, Alaska. She and her family knew many of the Alaskans, including political leaders, who played key roles in Elizabeth's life and in the battle for Alaska Native people's equality. Written in collaboration with Elizabeth's eldest son, Roy Peratrovich Jr., Fighter in Velvet Gloves brings to life for readers, age ten through young adult, the story of an inspirational Alaskan and American hero"--Provided by publisher. 600 10 Peratrovich, Elizabeth, |d1911-1958 |vJuvenile literature. |=^A1410895 650 0 Tlingit Indians |zAlaska |vBiography |vJuvenile literature. |=^A42255 650 0 Indians of North America |xCivil rights |vJuvenile literature. |=^A111369 650 0 Civil rights workers |zAlaska |vBiography |vJuvenile literature. |=^A203289 650 0 Women |vBiography |vJuvenile literature. |=^A1023948 651 0 Alaska |xHistory |y20th century |vJuvenile literature. |=^A25483 655 7 Biographies. |2lcgft 752 United States |bAlaska |dFairbanks. 776 08 |iOnline version:Boochever, Annie. |tFighter in velvet gloves. |dFairbanks, AK : University of Alaska Press, [2019] |z9781602233720 |w(DLC) 2018049028 938 Brodart |bBROD |n123612667 938 YBP Library Services |bYANK |n15853169 949 B P411B |wDEWEY |hJOYNER11 |ojcas 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 998 5333469