Mansfield, Arabella Aurelia Babb
1846 - 1911
Details
AliasES: Arabella Aurelia Babb, Belle Babb, Belle Mansfield
Born: 5/23/1846 in Sperry Station, Iowa
Died: 8/1/1911
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Professional Facts
Practice Area:
Civil Rights
Legal Education:
Iowa Wesleyan College, 1872
Other Education:
Iowa Wesleyan University (1866)M.A., Iowa Wesleyan University (1870)
Positions During Her Career:
Professor of political science, history, and English at Simpson College (1866)Executive Committee Member from Iowa of the American Women's Suffrage Association (1870)
Lectured at the Henry County Teachers Institute (1870)
Correspondent for the New York Independent (1870)
Preceptress and professor of English Literature at Iowa Wesleyan University (1873-1879)
Lectured and taught at Iowa Wesleyan University (1880-1882, 1885)
Preceptress of Ladies Hall at DePauw University (1886-1901)
Registrar of DePauw University (1886-1893)
Professor of history at DePauw (1886-1890)
Dean of School of Art at DePauw (1893-1911)
Dean of School of Music at DePauw (1894-1911)
Firsts:
Woman in the US to be formally admitted to the practice of law (June 15, 1869)
Further Research Materials
References:
Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Queen’s Bench: 1946-1969
Sarah M. King, Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Queen’s Bench: 1946-1969. Queen's Bench Newsletter (May/June, 2011)
Sarah M. King, Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Queen’s Bench: 1946-1969. Queen's Bench Newsletter (May/June, 2011)
A Century of Achievement: The Centennial of the National Association of Women Lawyers
Selma Moidel Smith: A Century of Achievement: The Centennial of the National Association of Women Lawyers, 85 Women Lawyers Journal 2 (Summer 1999) *Originally printed as two articles: "...The First 50 Years," 9 Experience 1 (Fall 1998), and "...The Second 50 Years," 9 Experience 2 (Winter 1999)
Selma Moidel Smith: A Century of Achievement: The Centennial of the National Association of Women Lawyers, 85 Women Lawyers Journal 2 (Summer 1999) *Originally printed as two articles: "...The First 50 Years," 9 Experience 1 (Fall 1998), and "...The Second 50 Years," 9 Experience 2 (Winter 1999)
Catherine Aman, Enter the Ladies, Women in the Law, The American Lawyer, March 1999, pp.110-112
Smith, J. Clay (John Clay), Emancipation : The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press (1993)
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)
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)
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
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)
Dawn Bradley Berry, The 50 Most Influential Women in American Law. Los Angeles: Contemporary Books (1996).
Karen B. Morello, The Invisible Bar: The Woman Lawyer in America 1638 to the Present. New York: Random House (1986)
In Women in the American Economy: A Documentary History, 1675 to 1929,
Brownlee, W.E., Brownlee, M.M., New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, pp. 288 - 296 (1976).
Louise R. Noun, Strong-Minded Women: The Emergence of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in Iowa. Aimes, Iowa, Iowa State University Press (1969)
Marjorie M. Childs, Iowa Is In The Limelight, Women Lawyers Journal Vol. 55, pp.45, cont. pp.56
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)
The Chicago Law Times Vol 2. No. 3, Women in Law, pp.301-308, Chicago Law Times, 1888
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)
Women Lawyers (1876)
Women Lawyers, The Woman's Journal (April 22, 1876)
Women Lawyers, The Woman's Journal (April 22, 1876)
Student Papers:
Belle A. Mansfield: Opening the Way for Others
Federer, Teresa, 2002
Federer, Teresa, 2002
All the Allies of Each: Lelia Robinson's Portrait of Early Women Lawyers in America
Steele, Julia, 1998
Steele, Julia, 1998