List of first women lawyers and judges in Wisconsin

This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Wisconsin. It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to obtain a law degree or become a political figure.

Firsts in state history

  • Lavinia Goodell and Elsie B. Botensek (1875):[1] First women admitted to practice law in Wisconsin
  • Belle Case La Follette (1885):[2] First woman to graduate with a law degree in Wisconsin
  • Dorothy Walker (c. 1922):[3] First female District Attorney in Wisconsin
  • Mabel Watson Raimey (1927):[4] First African American female lawyer in Wisconsin and Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Olga Bennett (1935):[5][6] First female judge in Wisconsin (1970)
  • Rhoda House:[7][8][9] First female tribal judge for the Menominee in Wisconsin (1943)
  • Vel Phillips:[10][11] First African American female judge in Wisconsin (1971)
  • Shirley Abrahamson (1976):[12] First female appointed as a Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
  • Tammy Baldwin (1989):[13] First openly LGBT female (a lawyer) to be elected to the U.S. Senate (upon becoming a Senator in Wisconsin in 2012)

Firsts in local history

Alphabetized by county name

  • Vivi L. Dilweg:[14][15] First female judge in Brown County, Wisconsin
  • Moria Krueger:[16] First female judge in Dane County, Wisconsin
  • Anna Becker (1993):[17] First female judge in Jackson County, Wisconsin (1982)
  • Razy Geraldine Kletecka Chojnacki (1943):[18] First female lawyer in La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  • Kate Kane Rossi (1877):[18] First female lawyer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [Milwaukee County, Wisconsin]
  • Rose Patricia Ryan (1928):[18] First female lawyer in Appleton, Wisconsin [Outagamie County, Calumet County, and Winnebago County, Wisconsin]
  • Nettie Elizabeth Karcher (1915):[19][18] First female lawyer in Racine County, Wisconsin
  • Edith Arelisle Zufelt (1901):[18] First female to register with the Sheboygan County Bar Association [Sheboygan County, Wisconsin]
  • Olga Bennett (c. 1956):[20] First female lawyer in Vernon County, Wisconsin

See also

References

  1. ↑ Weatherford, Doris (2012-01-20). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. SAGE. ISBN 9781608710072.
  2. ↑ "Belle Case La Follette - Wisconsin Women Making History". Wisconsin Women Making History. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Dorothy Walker - Wisconsin Women Making History". Wisconsin Women Making History. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  4. ↑ Badger History Bulletin. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Office of School Services. 1995-01-01.
  5. ↑ "The La Crosse Tribune from La Crosse, Wisconsin on April 7, 1969 · Page 4". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  6. ↑ "Portraits will honor 15 women jurists" (PDF). The Third Branch. 12: 1. 2004.
  7. ↑ Dowling, Timothy C. (2005). Personal Perspectives: World War II. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851095759.
  8. ↑ The Michigan Historical Review. Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University. 1994.
  9. ↑ Bulletin ... 1996. ISBN 9781573370240.
  10. ↑ "The La Crosse Tribune from La Crosse, Wisconsin on July 31, 1974 · Page 6". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  11. ↑ Segal, Geraldine R. (1983). Blacks in the Law: Philadelphia and the Nation. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812278545.
  12. ↑ "Wisconsin Court System - Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson". www.wicourts.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  13. ↑ CNN, By Emanuella Grinberg,. "Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin is first openly gay person elected to Senate - CNNPolitics". CNN. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  14. ↑ "The Honorable Vivi L. Dilweg JD Online Obituary, June 27, 1943 - May 5, 2016". Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  15. ↑ Bureau, Wisconsin Legislature Legislative Reference (2005). State of Wisconsin Blue Book, 2011-2012. Legislative Reference Bureau.
  16. ↑ TRELEVEN, ED (October 5, 2006). "JUDICIAL PIONEER WILL LEAVE COUNTY BENCH MORIA KRUEGER, DANE COUNTY'S FIRST FEMALE JUDGE, WILL RETIRE IN FEBRUARY". madison.com. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  17. ↑ "First female judge in Jackson County takes her seat on the bench". October 2, 2014.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pioneers in the Law: The First 100 Women" (PDF). State Bar of Wisconsin. 1998.
  19. ↑ Society, Burlington Historical (2005-07-20). Burlington. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439615430.
  20. ↑ Cina, Angela. "Olga Bennett remembered at women's history event". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
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