Schaffter, Marie S.

Occupations

• Practiced law for 63 years
• 1930s: Worked out of the Federal Land Bank office in Louisville, KY while maintaining a private practice
• Served on the staff of of the Ohio Attorney General

Marie S. Schaffter

Community Involvement

• Wayne County Chapter of the American Red Cross
• Wooster Quota Club
• Democratic Party
• Democratic Women's Association
• Boy Scouts
• Girl Scout Council
• President of the local Business and Professional Women's Club
• President, national vice president, and legal adviser of the Ohio State Federation of Business and Professional Women

Education

• Attended the College of Wooster for two years
• Graduated from Ohio State University where she earned her law degree
• Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1931

Awards and Recognition

• First woman attorney in Wayne County