Arvonne Fraser
| Arvonne Fraser | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Arvonne S. Skelton September 1, 1925 Lamberton, Minnesota |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
| Occupation | US Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women |
| Known for | Women's rights activist |
| Spouse(s) | Perry Morgan (m. 1946) Donald M. Fraser (m. 1950) |
| Children | Six (and seven grandchildren) |
| Parent(s) | Orland Delbert and Phyllis Du Frene Skelton |
Arvonne S. Fraser (born September 1, 1925), is Senior Fellow Emerita at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota and from 1993-1994 was the US Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
She was born in Lamberton, Minnesota to parents Orland Delbert and Phyllis Du Frene Skelton.
In 1948, she received her bachelor of arts from the University of Minnesota.
She began her career in Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) politics. She was active in the 20th century women's movement, serving as national president of Women's Equity Action League from 1972 to 1974 and also served as the first director of the WEAL Fund Intern Program. She was director of the Office of Women in Development at the US Agency for International Development from 1977 to 1981 after serving as Counselor, Office of Presidential Personnel in the Jimmy Carter administration and, earlier, as Upper Midwest Director of the Carter for President campaign. She was a senior fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota from 1982 to 1994 and is now senior fellow emerita. At the Humphrey Institute (now the Humphrey School), she directed the International Women's Rights Action Project (IWRAW) and cofounded the school's Center on Women and Public Policy.
Fraser ran for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 1986. In 1979, she received the Honorary Doctor of Laws from Macalester College. In 2007, she received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota. In 1992, she received a Resourceful Woman Award for women's human rights from the Tides Foundation. In 1995, she received the Prominent Women in International Law, Women's Interest Group, American Society of International Law, the first non-lawyer to receive this award.
From 1993 to 1994 she served as US Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
She married Perry Morgan in 1946; they divorced in 1949. In 1950, she married Donald M. Fraser, and the couple had six children (Thomas, Mary, John, Lois, Anne, and Jean) and seven grandchildren.
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