001479876 000__ 05216nam\a22007575i\4500 001479876 001__ 1479876 001479876 003__ DE-B1597 001479876 005__ 20231026035115.0 001479876 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001479876 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001479876 008__ 230918t20132013nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001479876 020__ $$a9780814758632 001479876 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9780814758625.001.0001$$2doi 001479876 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)548523 001479876 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001479876 0410_ $$aeng 001479876 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001479876 072_7 $$aHIS036000$$2bisacsh 001479876 08204 $$a340.092520973 001479876 1001_ $$aNorgren, Jill, $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001479876 24510 $$aRebels at the Bar :$$bThe Fascinating, Forgotten Stories of America's First Women Lawyers /$$cJill Norgren. 001479876 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2013] 001479876 264_4 $$c©2013 001479876 300__ $$a1 online resource :$$b17 black and white illustrations 001479876 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001479876 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001479876 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001479876 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001479876 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tPreface -- $$t1. The Women's War -- $$t2. White Knights and Legal Knaves -- $$t3. Myra Bradwell -- $$t4. Lavinia Goodell -- $$t5. Belva A. Lockwood -- $$t6. Clara Foltz's Story -- $$t7. Not Everyone Is Bold -- $$t8. Lelia Robinson and Mary Greene -- $$t9. Law as a Woman's Enterprise -- $$tEpilogue -- $$tNotes -- $$tSelect Bibliography -- $$tIndex -- $$tAbout the Author 001479876 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001479876 520__ $$aAn engaging history of women's rights and the legal profession in the nineteenth centuryLong before Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsberg earned their positions on the Supreme Court, they were preceded in their goal of legal excellence by several intrepid trailblazers. In Rebels at the Bar, prize-winning legal historian Jill Norgren recounts the life stories of a small group of nineteenth century women who were among the first female attorneys in the United States. Beginning in the late 1860s, these determined rebels pursued the radical ambition of entering the then all-male profession of law. They were motivated by a love of learning. They believed in fair play and equal opportunity. They desired recognition as professionals and the ability to earn a good living. Through a biographical approach, Norgren presents the common struggles of eight women first to train and to qualify as attorneys, then to practice their hard-won professional privilege. Their story is one of nerve, frustration, and courage. This first generation practiced civil and criminal law, solo and in partnership. The women wrote extensively and lobbied on the major issues of the day, but the professional opportunities open to them had limits. They never had the opportunity to wear the black robes of a judge. They were refused entry into the lucrative practices of corporate and railroad law. Although male lawyers filled legislatures and the Foreign Service, presidents refused to appoint these early women lawyers to diplomatic offices and the public refused to elect them to legislatures. Rebels at the Bar expands our understanding of both women's rights and the history of the legal profession in the nineteenth century. It focuses on the female renegades who trained in law and then, like men, fought considerable odds to create successful professional lives. In this engaging and beautifully written book, Norgren shares her subjects' faith in the art of the possible. In so doing, she ensures their place in history. 001479876 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001479876 546__ $$aIn English. 001479876 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. 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