[3] Hatcher was an influential figure in numerous social movements, and a leader in the Alaska Federation of Women's Clubs.

In 1913, Hatcher wrote a petition demanding the right to vote for women, which was submitted to the Alaskan Territorial Legislature.

Alaska passed a law giving women voting rights equal to men's, [4] becoming one of only nine states to do so seven years before the 19th Amendment.

In 1916, the Territory of Alaska held a territory-wide referendum, voting by a two-to-one margin to ban alcohol.

Hatcher was instrumental in the passing of the Uniform School Act of 1917, which she traveled to Washington, D.C. to testify about in person.

From 1930 until 1935, Hatcher worked as a Research Secretary for the Women's Division of the Republican Party during President Herbert Hoover's administration.