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 the Spanish flu while working as a volunteer nurse.[7][8]
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