▁Mil w au kee , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁court ▁decision ▁against ▁women ▁seeking ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁ma iden ▁names ▁upon ▁marriage ; ▁Olymp ia ▁Brown ▁had ▁kept ▁hers ▁upon ▁her ▁marriage ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁Specifically , ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁that ▁court ▁decision ▁was ▁Kru zel ▁v . ▁Pod ell ▁( 1 9 7 5 ), ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁decided ▁that ▁a ▁woman ▁upon ▁marriage ▁adopt s ▁the ▁last ▁name ▁of ▁her ▁husband ▁by ▁custom arily ▁using ▁that ▁name ▁after ▁marriage , ▁but ▁also ▁stated ▁that ▁no ▁law ▁required ▁her ▁to . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁in ▁D unn ▁v . ▁Pal ermo , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁held ▁that ▁" in ▁this ▁juris diction ▁a ▁woman , ▁upon ▁marriage , ▁has ▁a ▁freedom ▁of ▁choice . ▁She ▁may ▁elect ▁to ▁retain ▁her ▁own ▁surname ▁or ▁she ▁may ▁adopt ▁the ▁surname ▁of ▁her ▁husband . ▁The ▁choice ▁is ▁hers . ▁We ▁hold ▁that ▁a ▁person ' s ▁legal ▁name ▁is ▁that ▁given ▁at ▁birth , ▁or ▁as ▁volunt arily ▁changed ▁by ▁either ▁sp ouse ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁marriage , ▁or ▁as ▁changed ▁by ▁aff irm ative ▁acts ▁as ▁provided ▁under ▁the ▁Constitution ▁and ▁laws ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Tennessee . ▁So ▁long ▁as ▁a ▁person ' s ▁name ▁remains ▁constant ▁and ▁consistent , ▁and ▁unless ▁and ▁until ▁changed ▁in ▁the ▁pres cribed ▁manner , ▁and ▁absent ▁any ▁fra ud ul ent ▁or ▁leg ally ▁imper miss ible ▁intent , ▁the