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'''Irene W. Griffin''' was an African-American activist, the first to register to vote in [[Plaquemines Parish]], [[Louisiana]]. She was married to Rev. Percy Murphy Griffin, also a civil rights activist in that community.
==Activism==
Their initial efforts focused on taking on segregationist Judge [[Leander Perez]] after Percy Murphy Griffin returned from serving in World War II. They started a voter registration campaign for black community residents. In 1954, Irene Griffin became the first registered to vote African-American woman.
She died aged 84 in 2012.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:Suffragists]]
[[Category:African-American activists]]
==Activism==
Their initial efforts focused on taking on segregationist Judge [[Leander Perez]] after Percy Murphy Griffin returned from serving in World War II. They started a voter registration campaign for black community residents. In 1954, Irene Griffin became the first registered to vote African-American woman.
She died aged 84 in 2012.<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:Suffragists]]
[[Category:African-American activists]]
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