Mary Frances Garrigus

Mary Frances Garrigus (1891-1918) was Montana’s first Native American female lawyer.[1][2]

She was born on August 22, 1891 in Columbus, Montana to William Garrigus and Margaret Porter.[3] Her Crow ancestry came from her maternal side. She graduated from Billings High School in 1912.[4] In 1918, Garrigus became the first Native American female admitted to practice law in the state upon obtaining her Juris Doctor from the University of Montana Law School, .[5][6] Garrigus died on November 30, 1918 in Billings, Montana after having contracted influenza while working as a volunteer nurse.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Women in Law" (PDF). Montana Judicial Branch.
  2. S, Diane; s (2015-08-06). "Mary Frances Garrigus '18". Montana's Early Women Lawyers: Trail-blazing, Big Sky Sisters-in-Law. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  3. "Mary Frances Garrigus (1891-1918)". Find a Grave.
  4. "Commencement Week at Billings High School Will Start This Afternoon". The Billings Gazette. May 26, 1912. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  5. "First Native American woman UM law school grad was an Absarokee girl". Stillwater County News. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  6. Szpaller, Keila. "University of Montana kicks off Indian Law Week". missoulian.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  7. Dedication and History, School of Law, Montana State University, September 6, 1961. School of Law. 1961.
  8. "Memorial Row". www.umt.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.