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OH 0527

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeRAGGIO, Louise (b. 1919)
ProfessionsAttorney

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0527
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionAttorney. Her role in the writing and passage of the Texas Family Code. Family background; her education; Rockefeller Grant to National Institute of Public Affairs; career with National Youth Administration; participation in League of Women Voters during World War II; law school at Southern Methodist University; early law career; activities with the Junior Bar; appointment as first woman in Dallas County district attorney’s office; activities with Texas Bar (family Law Council); Equal Rights Amendment; recodification of Family Code; civic activities and awards.
Interviewer(s)Gerald Saxon
Physical Description75 pp.
Terms of UseOpen