Arvonne Fraser

Arvonne Skelton Fraser (September 1, 1925 – August 7, 2018) was an American women's rights advocate and political campaigner.

[1] Fraser was born on September 1, 1925, in Lamberton, Minnesota, to parents Orland Delbert and Phyllis Dufrene Skelton.

[1] In June 1986, Fraser entered the campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota alongside George Latimer;[8] the pair lost the DFL primary.

[10] Alongside her own career, Fraser ran the political campaigns of her husband, including for his elections to the Minnesota Senate (1954–1962), the U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1979) and the mayoralty of Minneapolis (1980–1993).

In 1950, she married Donald M. Fraser, and the couple had six children (Thomas, Mary, John, Lois, Anne, and Jean) and seven grandchildren.

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