Mary Frances Garrigus (1891-1918) was Montana's first Native American female lawyer.
Her Crow ancestry came from her maternal side.
She graduated from Billings High School in 1912.
[3] 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, .
[4][5] Garrigus died on November 30, 1918, in Billings, Montana, after having contracted the Spanish flu while working as a volunteer nurse.