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Florence Bates (1914): [8] One of the first female lawyers in Texas. She would leave the profession and become a Hollywood actress later in life. Beverly Tarpley (1952): [9] [10] [11] First female lawyer in Texas to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Charlye O. Farris (1953): [12] First African American female lawyer in Texas.
Susan B. Anthony II (great-niece) Signature. Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age ...
Lipsky, 63 N.E.2d 642 (Ill. 1945), the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, did not allow a married woman to stay registered to vote under her birth name, due to "the long-established custom, policy and rule of the common law among English-speaking peoples whereby a woman's name is changed by marriage and her husband's surname becomes ...
XI. Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson, 595 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case brought by Texas abortion providers and abortion rights advocates that challenged the constitutionality of the Texas Heartbeat Act, a law that outlaws abortions after six weeks. [1] The Texas Heartbeat Act prohibits state officials from enforcing ...
Wade, a new beginning for maternity homes. ORANGE, Va. (AP) — On the wall of the maternity home is the motto: “Saving Babies, One Mom at a Time.”. For founders Randy and Evelyn James, the ...
Born. ( 1954-11-02) November 2, 1954 (age 69) Brownsville, Texas, U.S. Alma mater. University of Texas–Pan American ( B.A.) Harvard Law School ( JD) Norma V. Cantú (born November 2, 1954) is an American civil rights lawyer and educator. From 2021 to 2023, she served as chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, the first Latina ...
The borough Planning Board on Thursday approved a proposal by R&O Paramus, LLC to build about 360 apartments next to the Paramus Park mall west of the Garden State Parkway. The two-building ...
Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others ...