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CORNELIA (Templeton) Jewett HATCHER

CLASS OF 2009
Cornelia Hatcher
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Journalism
• Politics
• Activist
DATES
Born: 1867
Inducted: 2009
Deceased: 1953
REGION
Hatcher Pass

CORNELIA (Templeton) Jewett HATCHER

CLASS OF 2009

Cornelia Templeton Jewett came to Alaska in 1909 and married gold prospector Robert Lee Hatcher (of Hatcher Pass fame). Cornelia campaigned for women’s rights and prepared a petition to be sent to Alaska’s first Territorial Legislature (formed in 1912 by the Organic Act of 1912) asking for voting rights for women. The Legislature enfranchised women in 1913. Cornelia was also a leader in the Temperance Movement. Her campaigns resulted in a dry Alaska from 1918 to 1934.

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