Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich

Working tirelessly with her husband and other Alaska Native leaders and political supporters, Elizabeth Peratrovich played a pivotal role in passage of America’s first civil rights legislation since the Civil War. Written by Alaskan author and educator, Annie Boochever, in collaboration with Elizabeth’s eldest son, Roy Peratrovich Jr., the story of Elizabeth’s remarkable but far too brief life, chronicles her birth, adoption and childhood in rural Southeast Alaska. This vivid depiction of Elizabeth’s lifelong battle for equality and justice for Alaska Native people is aimed at middle grade and young adult readers and anyone