Heidi Durham | |
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Born | San Pedro, Los Angeles, California | July 9, 1953
Died | August 23, 2015 Seattle, Washington | (aged 62)
Occupation | Electrician |
Employer | Seattle City Light |
Organization | Radical Women |
Political party | Freedom Socialist Party |
Hildreth (Heidi) Durham was an American socialist feminist and labor activist with the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women. Durham was one of the first female electricians to work at Seattle City Light, where she faced significant barriers due to pervasive sexism and suffered a nearly fatal accident that left her paralyzed for the rest of her life. In 1991, Durham was a candidate in the Seattle City Council elections on the Freedom Socialist Party ticket with Yolanda Alaniz.