Philbrook, Mary
1872 -
Details
Born: 8/6/1872 in , District of Columbia
Professional Facts
Regions and States of Practice:
NJ, Northeast
Positions During Her Career:
Private practitioner in Jersey City and KewarkAttorney for the New Jersey Legal Aid Association, the State Board of Children's Guardians
Probation Officer of Essex County
Special investigator for the United States government
Firsts:
Woman to make application for admission to the New Jersey Bar
Further Research Materials
References:
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)
Sacket, William. Scannell’s New Jersey’s First Citizens: biographies and Portraits of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State’s History and Affairs.
J.J. Scannell, Paterson, NJ (1917)
Women Lawyer's Club, The Woman's Tribune, July 15, 1899, at 52
The Club Woman: Woman's World, New York etc.: Oct. 1899, at 29
New Jersey Annual Meeting, The Woman's Journal, December 12, 1896
Women Lawyer's First Appearance, New York Times, November 28, 1895, at 1
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