Background
Alter, Joanne Hammerman was born on July 3, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Sol and Celia (Kagen) Hammerman.
Alter, Joanne Hammerman was born on July 3, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Sol and Celia (Kagen) Hammerman.
Bachelor in Political Science & Economics cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1949.
Member Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, Chicago, 1972—1990. Founder, chairman Working in the Schools, 1993—2003. Member advisory council Illinois Department Local Governmental Affairs, Chicago, 1973-1976.
Member International Joint Commission on Lake Levels, 1977-1981. Board directors Council Governors Cook County, Chicago, 1978-1980. Member Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago.
Member woman's board Art Institute Chicago. Board trustees Mount Holyoke College, 1980-1985. Former trustee Young Women’s Christian Association Metropolitan Chicago, Augustana Lutheran General Hospital, Jane Addams Center, Hull House Association, International Visitors Center.
Former member women's board Children's Memorial Hospital. Committeewoman Democratic National Committee, 1980-1989. Delegate Democratic National Convention, 1984, 88.
Founder, co-convenor Illinois Democratic Women's Caucus. Member Friends Chicago River, Friends of Park, Operation Lakewatch, also other local and national environmental groups. Member Water Pollution Control Federation, American Public Works Association, American Metropolitan Sewerage Association, Audubon Society (Protector of Environmental award 1979), League of Women Voters, American Civil Liberties Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Sierra Club, Lake Michigan Federation, Midwest Women's Center, Arts Club.
Married James M. Alter, May 17, 1952. Children: Jennifer Alter Warden, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Harrison.