Bold Women in Alaska History

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From Natalia Shelikhova, unofficially the first woman governor

of Russian Alaska, to the pioneer Iditarod racer Mary Shields,

the eleven women portrayed in this engaging book were indeed

bold breaking down barriers of sexism, racism, and political

opposition to emerge as heroines of their time. The fourth in

Mountain Press’s state-by-state series for teen readers, Bold

Women in Alaska History reveals the feminine side of our

northernmost state’s storied past. Among the fear-less femmes

we meet are Mary Antisarlook, the Reindeer Queen of Sinrock;

Elizabeth Peratrovich, an early crusader for Native Alaskan civil

rights; and Thelma Buchholdt, the first female Filipino American

to serve in the Alaska legislature.