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2 unusual facts about Mary Bartelme


Mary Bartelme

Mary Margaret Bartelme (July 24, 1866 – July 25, 1954) was the first woman appointed Cook County Public Guardian in Illinois, and the first women elected judge in a court of high jurisdiction in that state.

After she retired, Judge Bartelme moved to the west coast, residing in Carmel, California, where she lived with a niece.



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