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词条 Kate Stoneman
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  1. Early life and family

  2. Education and teaching career

  3. Legal career

  4. Honors and awards

  5. References

  6. External links

Katherine "Kate" Stoneman (April 1841 – May 19, 1925)[1] was an early 20th-century suffragist and the first woman admitted to the Bar Association in the State of New York.

Early life and family

Katherine (Kate) Stoneman was born on her family's farm in Busti, Chautauqua County, New York. She was the fifth of eight children. Her family was in the lumber business. Her father was also a justice of the peace for several years.

One of her brothers, George Stoneman, went on to become the Governor of California. Her brother Edward became a Judge on the Supreme Court of Illinois.

Education and teaching career

In 1864, Stoneman began attending the Albany Normal School (now University of Albany, SUNY) to pursue her goals of become a teacher. While at school, she worked for the New York Court of Appeals as a copyist.

She graduated in 1866 and began teaching at the Glens Falls Seminary. She later taught at her alma mater, the Albany Normal School. She was the first female president of their alumni association, and served as Vice Principal.[2]

Legal career

Kate Stoneman was the first woman to pass the New York Bar Exam in 1885. However, her application to the New York Bar was rejected in the spring of 1886 on the basis of her gender.[3] With the help of local suffragettes, Stoneman urged for the introduction and passage of a bill to allow for the admission of all qualified applicants, regardless of race or gender. The bill was introduced, passed, and signed by Governor David Hill on May 20, 1886, only nine days after her initial rejection.[4]

12 years after her admission to the bar, Stoneman went on to study law formally at Albany Law School.[5] While studying law, she continued to teach at the State University of Albany and also clerked for a lawyer in the area. She was the first woman to graduate from Albany Law School in 1898.[6] She maintained a law office in Albany from 1889 to 1922.[7]

Honors and awards

Stoneman was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in October 2009.[8]

The eponymous Kate Stoneman Project celebrates and advances women in the legal profession.[9]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://wnyheritagepress.org/magazine/spring10/spring10b.htm |title=Western New York Heritage Magazine |publisher=Western New York Heritage Press |date= |accessdate=2012-03-12}}
2. ^{{Cite book|title = Pioneering Women Lawyers: From Kate Stoneman to the Present|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fPZft02pTGMC|publisher = American Bar Association|date = 2008-01-01|isbn = 9781590319840|language = en|first = Patricia E.|last = Salkin}}
3. ^{{Cite web|title = Stoneman, Kate - National Women’s Hall of Fame|url = https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/kate-stoneman/|website = National Women’s Hall of Fame|access-date = 2016-02-23|language = en-US}}
4. ^{{Cite web|title = The Kate Stoneman Project|url = http://katestonemanproject.org/katestonemen.shtml|website = katestonemanproject.org|access-date = 2016-02-23}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://alb.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5714636 |title=Pioneer Lawyer Gets Her Day |publisher=Times Union |date=1994-03-13 |accessdate=2012-03-12}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abcny.org/library/featured-exhibitions/women-and-the-law |title=New York City Bar Association - Women and the Law |publisher=New York City Bar Association |date= |accessdate=2012-03-12}}
7. ^{{Cite book|title = Pioneering Women Lawyers: From Kate Stoneman to the Present|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fPZft02pTGMC|publisher = American Bar Association|date = 2008-01-01|isbn = 9781590319840|language = en|first = Patricia E.|last = Salkin}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/an-invitation-17th-annual-kate-stoneman-day-thursday-march-10/ |title=An Invitation: 17th Annual Kate Stoneman Day, Thursday, March 10 | Diversity at Albany Law School |publisher=Albany Law School |date=2011-03-04 |accessdate=2012-03-12}}
9. ^{{Cite web|title = The Kate Stoneman Project|url = http://katestonemanproject.org/|website = katestonemanproject.org|access-date = 2016-02-23}}

External links

  • Website on Stoneman by Albany Law School
  • Albany Times Union article announcing the first Kate Stoneman lecture at Albany Law School
{{National Women's Hall of Fame}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Stoneman, Kate}}

6 : 1841 births|1925 deaths|Albany Law School alumni|American suffragists|American women lawyers|New York (state) lawyers

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