Draft:Elizabeth Fletcher Allen
Elizabeth Fletcher Allen | |
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| Born | September 16, 1905 |
| Spouse | J. Chester Allen |
Elizabeth Fletcher Allen was an attorney, civil rights activist, and the first Black woman attorney in both the city of South Bend and the state of Indiana.[1]
Early life
[edit]Elizabeth was born in September 16, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois[2][3].
Education
[edit]Career
[edit]Personal life
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Indiana's first female African American lawyer worked in South Bend". ABC57. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "J. Chester Allen J.D. and Elizabeth Fletcher Allen J.D. · Digital Civil Rights Museum". digitalresearch.bsu.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "J. Chester and Elizabeth Fletcher Allen Papers: Civil Rights Heritage Center: Archives & Special Collections: Search & Find: IU South Bend Libraries: Indiana University South Bend". IU South Bend Libraries. Retrieved 2023-11-02.