Dorothy Awes Haaland

American lawyer and politician

Dorothy Awes Haaland
Born
Dorothy Awes

(1918-10-03)October 3, 1918
Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedFebruary 23, 1996(1996-02-23) (aged 77)
Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
OccupationLawyer
Known forFirst woman admitted to Alaska Bar Association

Dorothy Awes Haaland (October 3, 1918[1] – February 23, 1996[2] ) was an American lawyer and politician. She served in the final Alaska Territorial Legislature when Alaska was still the Territory of Alaska. In 2009, she was added to the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame. She was the first woman to be admitted to the Alaska Bar Association.[3]

Early life and education

Dorothy Awes was born in 1918 in Moorhead, Minnesota. She attended the University of Iowa College of Law and received her degree from there. In 1945, she moved to Alaska, when she was working for the Office of Price Administration.[1]

Career

She was the first woman to be admitted to the Alaska Bar Association.[3] In 1946, she started working in Cordova, Alaska as Justice of the Peace and a commissioner. She served in that position until 1948. She relocated to Anchorage, Alaska and ran a law firm from 1950 until 1955.[1] That year, she served as a delegate at the Alaska Constitutional Convention, alongside Helen Fischer.[1][4]

In 1956, she married Ragnar Haaland. In 1957 she served one term in, and the final year of, the Alaska Territorial Legislature. She became assistant Alaska Attorney General in 1960. She retired in 1976. Haaland co-founded the National Organization for Women chapter in Anchorage. She served on the board of the Women's Resource Center and was president of St. Joan's International Alliance.[1]

Later life and legacy

Haaland recorded an oral history regarding Alaska statehood in 1981. It resides in the University of Alaska Fairbanks.[5] In 1984, she was honored alongside Alaska statehood founders, including Robert Atwood, and fellow delegates at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.[6] Around 1994, she suffered a stroke and moved to Bothell, Washington, to live with her son. She died at a hospital in Kirkland, Washington, on March 1, 1996.[1]

In 2009, Haaland was placed in the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame.[3]

See also

  • flagAlaska portal
  • Biography portal

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Alaska Constitution Convention Delegate Dorothy Haaland Dies". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. March 4, 1996. p. 2. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Obituaries of Alaska's Pioneers". E-L. USGenWeb. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Pamela. "Dorothy Awes Haaland". Hall of Fame. Alaska Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "Dorothy J. Awes Haaland". Alaska and Polar Regions Collections. Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "Alaska Statehood Commission Alaska statehood movement oral history records". Archives and Special Collections. Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Dermot Cole (2008). North to the Future: The Alaska Story, 1959-2009. Epicenter Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-9800825-3-1.

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