Florence Ellinwood Allen
United States federal judge
Born on: March 23, 1884Died on: September 12, 1966
Aged: 82 years 173 days (989 months)
Birth Sign: Aries
Florence Ellinwood Allen was a United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1934-1959.
Allen served on the Supreme Court of Ohio from 1922 until 1934. She was the first woman to serve on a state supreme court, and the first woman to serve as an Article III United States federal judge.
In 2005, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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