Helen Fischer
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 10th district
In office
January 26, 1959 – January 22, 1961
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 12th district
(8th district 1971–1975)
In office
January 11, 1971 – June 30, 1976
Personal details
Born
Helen Marie Schmid

June 2, 1912
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
DiedNovember 29, 1986(1986-11-29) (aged 74)
Palm Springs, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Edward Anthony Fischer
(m. 1933)
ProfessionBusinesswoman, politician

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).

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Helen Fischer". Creating Alaska. University of Alaska. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Helen Fischer". Alaska and Polar Regions Collections. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Kerttula, Beth. "Women's History Month". Alaska Democrats. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Victor Fischer; Charles Wohlforth (15 October 2012). To Russia with Love: An Alaskan's Journey. University of Alaska Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-60223-139-9.
  5. ↑ Helen Fischer is interviewed by Bill Schneider in Anchorage, Alaska on August 24th, 1981. OCLC 182560837. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ Pamela. "Helen Fischer". Hall of Fame. Alaska Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.


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