Hattie Elam Briscoe Papers 1937-1997

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Hattie Elam Briscoe Papers 1937-1997

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In 1956, Hattie Elam Briscoe became the first Black woman to graduate from St. Mary’s University School of Law, and was the only Black female attorney in Bexar County for the next 27 years. Diplomas, certificates of award and memberships, news articles, photographs and two trial case transcripts document the education, career and activities of Hattie Elam Briscoe. The collection primarily consists of documents that Briscoe received over the course of her education and professional career.

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Briscoe, Hattie Elam. 1919-

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In 1956, Hattie Elam Briscoe became the first Black woman to graduate from St. Mary's University School of Law, and was the only Black woman attorney in Bexar County for the next 27 years. Hattie was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1916. After graduating with a B.A. from Wiley College in 1937, Hattie taught 4th grade in Wichita Falls until 1941. In the 1940's Hattie became a licensed beauty operator and taught cosmetology at Hicks Beauty School and Wheatley High School. After earning her M.S. d...

Briscoe, Hattie Elam

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In 1956, Hattie Elam Briscoe became the first Black woman to graduate from St. Mary’s University School of Law, and was the only Black woman attorney in Bexar County for the next 27 years. Hattie was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1916. Hattie was only nine when her family moved to Marshall, Texas after her mother died. After graduating with honors from Central High School (now H.B. Pemberton High) in Marshall, Hattie received a one-year scholarship to attend Wiley College. She ea...