Hulett, Alta M.
1854 - 1877
Details
Born: 6/3/1854 in Rockford, Illinois
Died: 3/26/1877
Ethnicity: African American/Black
Professional Facts
Profession:
Employment legislation
Regions and States of Practice:
IL, Midwest
Positions During Her Career:
Worked for the law firm of Sleeper & Whiton in Chicago (1871-1877)
Firsts:
Woman attorney in the state of Illinois (1873)
Accomplishments:
Drafted a bill providing that no person be discriminated against in any occupation, except the military, on account of sex, and passed the bill with the help of Myra Bradwell.
Further Research Materials
References:
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.
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.
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)
Barbara Allen Babcock, Making History: Lelia Robinson's Index to American Women Lawyers. Stanford Law School (July 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
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)
C. Sleeth, First Women Lawyers in the United States, Bar Association (July 18, 1997)
Legal Pioneers: Four of Illinois First Women Lawyers
Meg Gorecki, Legal Pioneers: Four of Illinois First Women Lawyers, Illinois Bar Journal 510 (October 1990)
Meg Gorecki, Legal Pioneers: Four of Illinois First Women Lawyers, Illinois Bar Journal 510 (October 1990)
Karen B. Morello, The Invisible Bar: The Woman Lawyer in America 1638 to the Present. New York: Random House (1986)
Angels and Amazons: A Hundred Years Of American Women
Inez Haynes Irwin Gillmore, Angels And Amazons: A Hundred Years Of American Women. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company (1933).
Inez Haynes Irwin Gillmore, Angels And Amazons: A Hundred Years Of American Women. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company (1933).
Women Lawyers in the United States
Lelia J. Robinson, Women Lawyers in the United States, 2 The Green Bag 10 (1890)
Lelia J. Robinson, Women Lawyers in the United States, 2 The Green Bag 10 (1890)
Admission of Women to the Bar
Catharine V. Waite, Admission of Women to the Bar, 1 Chicago Law Times (1887)
Catharine V. Waite, Admission of Women to the Bar, 1 Chicago Law Times (1887)
Student Papers:
Types of Practices and Cases Pursued by Women Lawyers
Erickson, Mary, 1988
Erickson, Mary, 1988
Emphasis On Women Lawyers' Femininity
Erickson, Mary, 1988
Erickson, Mary, 1988