First African American female law graduate carved path to success

Authors

St Mary's University

Files

Digital Publisher

Digital Commons at St. Mary's University

Collection

Black History at St. Mary's University

Publication Date

Spring 2021

Keywords

African American, law, social justice, women

Description

Hattie Elam Briscoe is among one of the most notable alumni in St. Mary’s University history, and St. Mary’s School of Law history as well.  Briscoe was the first black woman to graduate from St. Mary’s Law, and one of the first 50 women to graduate from law school. After university, Briscoe went on to have a successful career as well as garnering awards for her notoriety, skill, and service. Briscoe was also a member of many organizations and boards, some of them being the San Antonio Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, National Association of Black Women Attorneys and more. In addition to those organizations, she was a member of the San Antonio Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Thera Sorority and was awarded a plaque for Superior Achievement in the Field of Law. She passed away at the age of 85 and was named a Distinguished Alumni of St. Mary’s University.

Contributor

Hattie Elam Briscoe (J.D)

Size or Duration

2 pages

Format

pdf

Medium

manuscript

City

San Antonio

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

St Mary's University, "First African American female law graduate carved path to success" (2021). Black History at St. Mary's University - 2025 Collection. 9.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/bhmarticles/9