ca. 1879-1957
Marion Scudder Griffin, although qualified, was refused a Tennessee law license for seven years solely because she was a woman. In 1907, she became the first woman attorney in Tennessee after she successfully lobbied the legislature to admit women to the practice of law. In 1923, she became the first woman elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. For many years before she retired in 1949, her law office was located on this site in the Goodwyn Institute Building.HM Number | HM26U8 |
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Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Saturday, April 14th, 2018 at 4:01pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 768711 N 3893051 |
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Decimal Degrees | 35.14450000, -90.05051667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 8.67', W 90° 3.031' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 8' 40.2" N, 90° 3' 1.86" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 901 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 165-171 Madison Ave, Memphis TN 38103, US |
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