Leach, Antoinette Dakin
1859 - 1922

The Law Student's Helper, Vol. 1, 1893
The Law Student's Helper, Vol. 1, 1893

Details
Alias: Nettie Brighton
Born: 4/3/1859 in Wooster, Ohio
Died: 6/11/1922
Professional Facts
Regions and States of Practice:
IN, Midwest
Legal Education:
University of Tennessee College of Law, 1884
Other Education:
Ohio Wesleyan University (1877)
Sprague Correspondence School of Law (1893)
Positions During Her Career:
Court reporter for the Sullivan-Green County Circuit Court (1887-1893)
Attorney in the office of John S. Bays (1887-1898)
Formed her own law practice in Sullivan, Indiana (1898-1917)
President and Vice-President of the Sullivan County Bar Association
Managed her husband's Golden Rule Department Store (1906 or 1907)
Accomplishments:
Honored by two tablets in the rotunda of the Sullivan County Court House - one is a memorial and the other commemorates "The Centennial Year Of Her Securing The Right To Practice Law For Women In Indiana" (1937 and 1993, respectively)
Further Research Materials

References:
Women Trailblazers: The Changing Role of Women In American Legal History
Professor JoEllen Lind, Women Trailblazers: The Changing Role of Women In American Legal History, 7 The Amicus 12 (1994)
A Plucky Indiana Woman: Antoinette D. Leach (Sullivan, Ind.)
John S. Bays, A Plucky Indiana Woman: Antoinette D. Leach (Sullivan, Ind.), 1 (6) The Law Student's Helper 134 (June 1893)
The Opinion of the Supreme Court in the Matter of the Petition of Mrs. Antoinette D. Leach for Admission to Practice Law in the State of Indiana
The Opinion of the Supreme Court in the Matter of the Petition of Mrs. Antoinette D. Leach for Admission to Practice Law in the State of Indiana, 1 (7) The Law Student's Helper 180 (1893)
Matter of Hall
Matter of Hall, 50 Connecticut 131 (May 1882)