Gillett, Emma Melinda
1852 - 1927

Details
Born: 7/30/1852 in Princeton, Wisconsin
Died: 1/23/1927
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Professional Facts
Regions and States of Practice:
DC, South
Legal Education:
Howard University School of Law, 1883
Positions During Her Career:
Notary public
Formed a partnership with Watson J. Newton in D.C. (1883?-1913)
Associated with the District Title Insurance Company
Vice President of the Realty Appraisal & Title Company
Vice President for the District of Columbia of American Bar Association (1922)
President of the State Suffrage Association of the District
President of the Women's bar Association (1921)
Dean Emeritus of the Washington College (1913-1927)
Chairman of the Legal Branch of the National Woman's Party (?-1927)
Firsts:
Woman to be appointed notary public by the President of the United States
Accomplishments:
Co-founded the Washington College of Law for Women (American University School of Law)
Further Research Materials

References:
Emma Gillett
Emma Gillet (February 26, 2007), available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Gillett
1895-1975: The First 50 Women in Idaho Law
Debora K. Kristensen, 1895-1975 : The First 50 Women in Idaho Law. Boise, ID: Presented by Idaho State Bar (2005)
The First Women Members of the Supreme Court Bar, 1879 - 1900
Mary L. Clark, The First Women Members of the Supreme Court Bar, 1879-1900, 36 San Diego Law Review 87 (1999)
Smith, J. Clay (John Clay), Emancipation : The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press (1993)
Book Review: Feminist Lawyers
Barbara Allen Babcock, Book Review: Feminist Lawyers, 50 Stanford Law Review 1689 (May 1998)
15 Years of Advocacy for Women
Lisa Small, 15 Years of Advocacy for Women: Women and the Law Time Line, 1619-1998. Women's Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program on its 15th Anniversary, 1998.
A Timeline of Women's Legal History in the United States
Professor Cunnea and Lisa Small, A Timeline of Women's Legal History in the United States. March 8, 1998.
Making History: Lelia Robinson's Index to American Women Lawyers
Barbara Allen Babcock, Making History: Lelia Robinson's Index to American Women Lawyers. Stanford Law School (July 1998)
The Founding of the Washington College of Law: The First Law School Established by Women for Women
Mary L. Clark, The Founding of the Washington College of Law: The First Law School Established by Women for Women, 47 American University Law Review 613 (1998)
All the Allies of Each: Lelia Robinson's Portrait of Early Women Lawyers in America
Julia Steele, All the Allies of Each: Lelia Robinson's Portrait of Early Women Lawyers in America, 1998
First Women Lawyers in the United States
C. Sleeth, First Women Lawyers in the United States, Bar Association (July 18, 1997)
Emma Melinda Gillett (Obiturary)
Emma Melinda Gillett (Obiturary), 15 (2) Women Lawyers' Journal (April 1927)
A Perpetual Pioneer, Equal Rights 9 (May 7, 1927)
Burnita Shelton Matthews, Emma M. Gillett, Pioneer Feminist, 1852-1927, Equal Rights 5 (February 12, 1927)
Women in the Legal Profession
Marion Weston Cottle, Women in the Legal Profession, 5 (3) The Women Lawyers Journal 20 (December 1915)
Stella Reid Crothers, American Women Lawyers, The Home Magazine, September 1907, pp.15
Women As Lawyers
Women as Lawyers, The Woman's Journal 29 (April 16, 1898)
Can Women Practice Law?
Can Women Practice Law? 1 (5) The Law Student's Helper 102 (May 1893)
Women Lawyers in the United States
Lelia J. Robinson, Women Lawyers in the United States, 2 The Green Bag 10 (1890)

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