She fought for Alaska Statehood and women's rights.
A Democrat, she served in the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives in 1957-1959 and then the Alaska House of Representatives 1959-1961 and 1971-1975 before and after Alaska became a state.
In 2009, she was inaugurated into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.
Author: Elaine B. Mitchell (editor) Source: Alaska Blue Book (First edition), Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries (1973). License: PD US no notice