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Mary Frances Garrigus
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'''Mary Frances Garrigus''' (1891-1918) was [[Montana]]'s first [[Native Americans|Native American]] female lawyer.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
She was born on August 22, 1891 in [[Columbus, Montana]] to William Garrigus and Margaret Porter.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Her [[Crow Nation|Crow]] ancestry came from her maternal side. She graduated from Billings High School in 1912.<ref></ref> In 1918, Garrigus became the first Native American female admitted to practice law in the state upon obtaining her [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Alexander Blewett III School of Law|University of Montana Law School]], .<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref> Garrigus died on November 30, 1918 in [[Billings, Montana]] after having contracted influenza while working as a volunteer nurse.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>
== See also ==
* [[List of first women lawyers and judges in Montana]]
== References ==
[[Category:Montana lawyers]]
[[Category:Native American lawyers]]
[[Category:American women lawyers]]
[[Category:Women lawyers]]
[[Category:Nurses]]
[[Category:University of Montana alumni]]
[[Category:1891 births]]
[[Category:1918 deaths]]
She was born on August 22, 1891 in [[Columbus, Montana]] to William Garrigus and Margaret Porter.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Her [[Crow Nation|Crow]] ancestry came from her maternal side. She graduated from Billings High School in 1912.<ref></ref> In 1918, Garrigus became the first Native American female admitted to practice law in the state upon obtaining her [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[Alexander Blewett III School of Law|University of Montana Law School]], .<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref> Garrigus died on November 30, 1918 in [[Billings, Montana]] after having contracted influenza while working as a volunteer nurse.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref></ref>
== See also ==
* [[List of first women lawyers and judges in Montana]]
== References ==
[[Category:Montana lawyers]]
[[Category:Native American lawyers]]
[[Category:American women lawyers]]
[[Category:Women lawyers]]
[[Category:Nurses]]
[[Category:University of Montana alumni]]
[[Category:1891 births]]
[[Category:1918 deaths]]
August 31, 2019 at 03:31AM
