A LADY BARRISTER.
Miss Kate Stoneham app<>arod on May lit Hi* among the counsel at the of tSupreme Court for the State of N> \v York, at Albany, She was re.-olvcd to he a lawyer, and tsucccedc 1 in the teeth of vehement opposition in obtaining the passing of an Act by the State Legislature rendering women capable of being li tted I nr tic in the courts of »*»w in the State of Netv York, on I’-issing the prt ribed examinations 1 "'I- t\ie judge refused to hear *1- ovule- her diploma was signed by im- S'ate »lovernor. This she obtained with -one difficulty, and then appeared before tin same judge who had previously denied her aud.ence. The t)\i-nt* brought a great throng of curious spec t*«™ to witness the unprecedented wane. Mias Stoneham , ;\r, years old. ind is described as not It hd looking, with keen, bri"hl eve'. *»« her brothers is Oov. ruu'r >f thfltate of California.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PSEA18860806.2.17
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 17, 6 August 1886, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
159A LADY BARRISTER. Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 17, 6 August 1886, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.