14 Facts About Arvonne Fraser

Arvonne Skelton Fraser was an American women's rights advocate and political campaigner.

Arvonne Fraser held the position of Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, and from 1993 to 1994 was the US Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

Arvonne Fraser managed the political campaigns of her husband Donald M Fraser during his career, from 1954 to 1979.

Arvonne Fraser grew up on their family farm and attended Lamberton High School, graduating in 1943.

Arvonne Fraser became vice-chair of the party in 1956, a position she held until 1962.

In 1960 Arvonne Fraser was active in the Minnesotan Citizens for Kennedy campaign and co-chaired Arthur Naftalin's successful mayoral election campaign.

Arvonne Fraser served on the Minneapolis Board of Public Welfare from 1961 to 1963, and she became active in the women's rights movement, serving as national president of Women's Equity Action League from 1972 to 1974 and as the first director of the WEAL Fund Intern Program.

In 1976, Arvonne Fraser led the Carter-Mondale presidential campaign in the Upper Midwest.

Arvonne Fraser was a US representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, and was a member of the US delegations to the first two UN World Conferences on Women.

Arvonne Fraser was a senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, from 1982 to 1994.

In June 1986, Arvonne Fraser entered the campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota alongside George Latimer; the pair lost the DFL primary.

Arvonne Fraser received the Minneapolis YWCA's Outstanding Achievement Award and the Minneapolis International Citizen Award.

Arvonne Fraser married Perry Morgan in 1946; they divorced in 1949.

Arvonne Fraser died on August 7,2018, at her family retreat near the St Croix River in Hudson, Wisconsin, at the age of 92.