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Estelle Griswold
Estelle Griswold
	Estelle Griswold, c. 1964
Born	Estelle Naomi Trebert; June 8, 1900; Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	August 13, 1981 (aged 81); Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Richard Whitmore Griswold (m. 1927; died 1966)
Parent(s)	Jennie Church; Frank Trebert

Estelle Naomi Trebert Griswold (June 8, 1900 – August 13, 1981) was a civil rights activist and feminist most commonly known as a defendant in what became the Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut, in which contraception for married couples was legalized in the state of Connecticut, setting the precedent of the right to privacy. Griswold served as the executive director of Planned Parenthood in New Haven when she and Yale professor C. Lee Buxton opened a birth control clinic in New Haven in an attempt to change the Connecticut law banning contraception. Their actions set into motion legislation that resulted in both Poe v. Ullman and Griswold v. Connecticut.

Griswold's personal role in both cases was vital to achieving success and starting a women's rights movement that went on to aid the support for such cases as Roe v. Wade, for which Griswold v. Connecticut is often considered a precursor.

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Estelle Griswold
Estelle Griswold, c. 1964
Born	Estelle Naomi Trebert (1900-06-08)June 8, 1900 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	August 13, 1981(1981-08-13) (aged 81) Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Richard Whitmore Griswold (m. 1927; died 1966)
Parent(s)	Jennie Church Frank Trebert