America's First Woman Lawyer: The Biography of Myra Bradwell

by Jane M. Friedman

Book Overview

This biography of Myra Bradwell brings long overdue attention to a woman who deserves to be ranked among the leading women's rights advocates of nineteenth-century America.During her lifetime, Myra Bradwell (1831-1894) - America's "first" woman lawyer as well as publisher and editor-in-chief of a prestigious legal newspaper - did more to establish and aid the rights of women and other legally handicapped people than any other woman of her day. Her...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633886301
• ISBN13: 9781633886308
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Unique book - a must read for every woman, especially every woman lawyer

This book is a must read for every single woman, especially every woman lawyer. It should be included in the list of books law schools recommend to incoming law students. Incredible story, incredible research by the author into the experiences of Myra Bradwell. This should become a household name. It should be commonly known that Myra Bradwell aided in the release of Mary Todd Lincoln from the insane asylum to which her son Robert Todd Lincoln had committed her.