02/07/2024
Please join us in coming together to celebrate Black History Month!! The Anchorage Women's Commission is taking a moment to recognize these incredible women and black figures in our community, as they have instrumentally made great change for Alaskans.
The following articles will tell you more about them and what they have done to make a difference in our community:
Mahala Ashley Dickerson - https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/mahala-ashley-dickerson/
Jewel Jones - https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits/extra-tough-women-of-the-north/women-of-the-north-profiles/jewel-jones-first-director-of-health-and-human-services/
Traci Gatewood - https://blackinalaska.org/stories/traci-gatewood/
Bettye Davis - https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits/extra-tough-women-of-the-north/women-of-the-north-profiles/bettye-davis-first-black-woman-in-alaska-state-house-of-representatives/
Blanche McSmith - https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits/extra-tough-women-of-the-north/women-of-the-north-profiles/blanche-mcsmith-first-black-person-to-serve-in-the-alaska-state-legislature/
Elvi Gray Jackson - https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/people-african-american-history/elvi-gray-jackson-1953/
