Elizabeth Peratrovich, Alaskan-American civil rights activist (died 1958)

Elizabeth Peratrovich was an American civil rights activist, Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, and a Tlingit who worked for equality on behalf of Alaska Natives. In the 1940s, her advocacy was credited as being instrumental in the passing of Alaska's Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, the first state or territorial anti-discrimination law enacted in the United States.

July 4 is the 185th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 180 days remain until the end of the year.