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Helen Marie Fischer (née Schmid; June 2, 1912 – November 29, 1986[1]) was an American politician and activist. 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.

Life and work

Helen Fischer was born in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota.[1] She represented the 18th district of Alaska.[1] She was a delegate at the Alaska Constitutional Convention.[2] Fischer was one of six women at the convention.[3] She was the first secretary for Operation Statehood.[4][5] She died in 1986, in Palm Springs, California.[1] In 2009, she was inaugurated into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.[6]

Bibliography

  • Alaska Statehood: the first 25 years. Alaska Video Productions (1983).

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External links

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