Nina Miglionico

Nina Miglionico (September 14, 1913 – May 6, 2009) was an American lawyer and clubwoman in Birmingham, Alabama. She was the first woman to serve on the Birmingham City Council, where she held a seat from 1963 to 1985.

Early life Miglionico was born in Birmingham, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Miglionico. Her parents were both born in Italy, and ran a delicatessen. She attended Howard College (now known as Samford University), graduating in 1933. She earned her law degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1936, one of five women in her graduating class.

Career In 1958, Miglionico was elected president of the National Association of Women Lawyers. She also served on the tax committee of the American Bar Association. As a tax expert, she served on the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and was appointed to the President's Commission on the Status of Women. She ran for the Birmingham School Board in 1958. She was the first woman to serve on the Birmingham City Council, Her papers are collected at the Birmingham Public Library and the law library at the University of Alabama. The first recipient of the Miglionico Award was judge Inge Prytz Johnson, in 2006.

In 2016, a documentary, Stand Up, Speak Out: The Nina Miglionico Story was released. In 2020, Miglionico was featured in a virtual exhibit to mark the centennial of women's suffrage in Alabama.