The National Association of Women Lawyers is a voluntary organization founded in 1899 and based in the United States. Its aim is to promote women lawyers and women's legal rights.[1]

History

The group was originally called the "Women Lawyers' Club", and was founded by 18 female lawyers in New York City in 1899.[2][3][4] The organization started publishing the Women Lawyers Journal in 1911.[5] The group was renamed the "Women Lawyers Association" by 1914, and changed to its current name in 1923.[6]

Notable members

See also

References

  1. ^ About NAWL, nawl.org, Retrieved 20 February 2015
  2. ^ NAWL History, nawl.org, Retrieved 20 February 2015
  3. ^ Smith, Selma Moidel. A Century of Achievement: The Centennial of the National Association of Women Lawyers, Women Lawyers Journal (85:2, Summer 1999) (reprinted from ABA Senior Lawyers Division Experience Magazine, Fall 1998 & Winter 1999)
  4. ^ Club Women of New York, p. 116 (1914)
  5. ^ 125 Years of Women Lawyers in Illinois - Professional Associations, Chicago Bar Association, Retrieved 20 February 2015
  6. ^ History, National Association of Women Lawyers. Records of the National Association of Women Lawyers, 1913-1999: A Finding Aid, Harvard University Library (2013)
  7. ^ a b c d Endres, Kathleen L.; Lueck, Therese (1996-11-25). Women's Periodicals in the United States: Social and Political Issues. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-313-28632-2.
  8. ^ Lawyers, National Association of Women (1975). 75 Year History of National Association of Women Lawyers, 1899-1974: (the First Seventy-five Years). the Association.
  9. ^ Appel, Tamar Kaplan (31 December 1999). "Emilie M. Bullowa". Jewish Women's Archive. Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b c Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A. (1928). Women of the West: A Series of Biographical Sketches of Living Eminent Women in the Eleven Western States of the United States of America. Los Angeles: Publishers Press. Retrieved August 6, 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  11. ^ "Kate Hamilton Pier is laid to rest on wedding day; many pay tribute". Eagle River News: 4–5. 1925. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  12. ^ Smith Jr., J. Clay (1999). Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 236. ISBN 9780812216851.
  13. ^ "Our New President - Olive Stott Gabriel". Women Lawyers' Journal. Vol. 18, no. 1. January 1930. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  14. ^ Rasmussen, Fred (April 9, 1998). "Rose Zetzer, 94, founded 1st all-female law firm in Md". The Baltimore Sun. p. 11n – via Newspapers.com.

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