Mildred Hermann Explained
| Mildred Hermann |
| Birth Name: | Mildred Robinson |
| Birth Date: | 28 February 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Brookfield, Indiana, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Juneau, Alaska, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
Mildred Robinson Hermann (February 28, 1891 – March 16, 1964) was an American lawyer. She was the first woman lawyer in Juneau, Alaska. Hermann has been called the "Queen Mother of the Alaskan Statehood," due to her leadership in Alaska becoming a state.[1] She was a signer of the Alaska State Constitution.[2] In 2009, she was named to the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.
Early life and education
Mildred Robinson was born in 1891 in Indiana. She moved to Alaska in 1919.
Work
Hermann would testify on Capitol Hill on behalf of Alaska Statehood in 1950.[3] [4]
Later life and legacy
She died in Juneau in 1964.[5] In 2009, she was named to the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Boraas. Kristin. Mildred Robinson Hermann: Queen Mother of the Alaskan Statehood. The Alaska Bar Rag. Alaska Bar Association. 6 November 2013.
- Web site: Mildred R. Hermann signing the Alaska State Constitution. AMRC. Hermann Collection. Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. 6 November 2013.
- Web site: Wash[ington] D.C., Mildred R. Herman - Juneau, speaks to the congressional committee re statehood]. Steve McCutcheon Collection. Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center. 6 November 2013.
- Web site: Governing Alaska. Alaska History & Cultural Studies. Alaska Humanities Forum. 6 November 2013.
- Web site: Wattum. Kathleen. Mildred R. Hermann. Alaskans for Statehood. University of Alaska. 6 November 2013.
- Web site: Pamela . Mildred Robinson Hermann . Hall of Fame . Alaska Women's Hall of Fame . 6 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150203021604/http://alaskawomenshalloffame.org/2011/02/28/mildred-robinson-hermann/ . February 3, 2015 .
