Nationality American Political party Democratic | Name Helen Fischer | |
Full Name Helen Marie Schmid Died November 29, 1986(1986-11-29) (aged 74)
Palm Springs, California Spouse(s) Edward Anthony Fischer
(m. 1933) Profession Businesswoman, politician | ||
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Helen Marie Fischer (née Schmid; June 2, 1912 – November 29, 1986) 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.
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Helen Fischer was born in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. She represented the 18th district of Alaska. She was a delegate at the Alaska Constitutional Convention. Fischer was one of six women at the convention. She was the first secretary for Operation Statehood. She died in 1986, in Palm Springs, California. In 2009, she was inaugurated into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.