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. Her Crow ancestry came from her maternal side. She graduated from Billings High School in 1912.[3] 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, .[4][5] Garrigus died on November 30, 1918, in Billings, Montana, after having contracted the Spanish flu while working as a volunteer nurse.[6][7]

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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. ↑ "Commencement Week at Billings High School Will Start This Afternoon". The Billings Gazette. May 26, 1912. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  4. ↑ "First Native American woman UM law school grad was an Absarokee girl". Stillwater County News. 2019-04-18. Archived from the original on 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  5. ↑ Szpaller, Keila (15 April 2019). "University of Montana kicks off Indian Law Week". missoulian.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  6. ↑ Dedication and History, School of Law, Montana State University, September 6, 1961. School of Law. 1961.
  7. ↑ "Memorial Row". www.umt.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
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