1898 - 1986
Mabel Raimey was the first African-American woman attorney in Wisconsin and the first to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1918). She attended Marquette University Law School and was admitted to the Wisconsin Bar in 1927. An original Milwaukee Urban League Board member, Raimey was also a founder of the Northside YWCA and Epsilon Kappa Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She was a trustee of the West Allis Tabernacle Baptist Church. The Milwaukee Chapter of the National Association of Black Women Attorneys is named in her honor.| HM Number | HMM9B |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series |
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| Marker Number | 411 |
| Year Placed | 1998 |
| Placed By | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 7:43am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 424566 N 4765506 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.03850000, -87.92605000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 2.31', W 87° 55.563' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 2' 18.60" N, 87° 55' 33.78" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 414, 262 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1103 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee WI 53233, US |
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